Published: August 09, 2018 12:09:46 | Updated: August 10, 2018 15:23:12
A woman carries valuable goods from the ruins of her house at Kayangan district after earthquake hit on Sunday in North Lombok, Indonesia, August 7, 2018 – Reuters
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 hit Indonesia’s Lombok island on Thursday, causing some buildings to collapse, according to witnesses and the Southeast Asian nation’s meteorology and geophysics agency.
The latest quake was felt strongly on the island and followed a 6.9 quake on Sunday that killed at least 131 people and damaged thousands of houses, reports Reuters.
A witness said the latest quake sent people into the streets in panic and caused buildings to collapse.
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