According to the report, about 2,000 people in the West Sulawesi province were forced to flee their homes. The disaster destroyed more than 60 buildings, including the local governor's office and hotel building. The tremors have also caused several landslides.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, the epicenter of the earthquake was located at a distance of 139 km north-west of the city of Paepare. The focus was located at a depth of 8 km.
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Rescuers are searching through the rubble of a partially-collapsed Indonesian hospital after a deadly earthquake struck the island of Sulawesi, leaving at least 30 dead.
ReplyDeleteThe 6.2-magnitude quake on Friday morning came just hours after an earlier, smaller tremor.
Hundreds of people were injured and thousands displaced by the quake.
Indonesia has a history of devastating earthquakes and tsunamis with more than 2,000 killed in a 2018 Sulawesi quake.
Local media have reported that six patients and their families were trapped when parts of the Mitra Manakarra hospital in the town of Mamuju collapsed.
Arianto, from the rescue agency in Mamuju city, told news agency AFP they were trying to reach those trapped. He did not specify a number.
At least 34 killed, several trapped in collapsed buildings after a 6.2 quake as expert warns of aftershocks.
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