At least 142 people died in the earthquake in Indonesia. An earthquake measuring 6.9 points occurred yesterday afternoon, August 5, near the island of Lombok. It was followed by more than 120 aftershocks recorded by a local Agency of meteorology, climatology and Geophysics. The earthquake was so strong that it was felt even on the island of Bali, where like the rest of the American celebrity.
According to available information, was destroyed over a thousand buildings. In this case with the remote regions of the island the rescuers are not yet able to communicate why accurate data on the earthquake do not have power. The number of dead has reached 142 people, but soon their number may significantly increase. Among the victims of the cataclysm listed 1-year-old child. Injured more than 200 peoplewho now have medical care. Immediately after the first shock, the authorities issued a warning about the possibility of a tsunami, which was later canceled.
Just a week ago, in this region there was an earthquake. Then there were several aftershocks, the strongest of which amounted to 6.4 points on the Richter scale. At the time, killed 17 people, and more than a hundred people were injured of varying severity. Now to urgently evacuate tourists. Many of them were cut off from the outside world as a result of the cataclysm.
The number of dead has reached 142 people, but in the near future their number may grow significantly. Photo: twitter
Earlier, we wrote about the fact that the volcano Kilauea, located on Hawaii, the hurricane is coming «Hector«. According to the forecast of National weather service (NWS), his arrival on the Big island is expected on 8 August. The wind speed inside the «Hector» is 195 km/h, which corresponds to the 3rd category of hurricanes.
