Indonesia’s Sulawesi island was rocked by a powerful earthquake early Friday which set off landslides, left buildings in ruins and killed dozens of people, according to local authorities.
Residents were sent fleeing from their homes as the earthquake, which registered 6.2 in magnitude on the Richter scale, struck around 1 a.m. local time.Darno Majid, chief of the disaster agency in West Sulawesi, told Reuters that the death toll is likely to climb as rescue crews scour the rubble. At least 42 fatalities have been confirmed in Majene and neighboring Mamuju, with over 820 people injured.The epicentre of the earthquake was 22 miles (36 km) south of Mamuju, Indonesia, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor was rather shallow, occurring at a depth of 11 miles (18 km) below the earth’s surface.Sitting along the Pacific’s ‘Ring of Fire’, Indonesia is no stranger to tectonic activity.
In fact, a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the same district just hours earlier on Thursday.Between the two earthquakes, Indonesia’s disaster agency stated that at least three landslides have been triggered with many communities experiencing power outages. At least 300 homes have been damaged.Images on social media showed the Mitra Manakarra hospital in Mamuju left in rubble, with as many as 20 people feared to be trapped underneath.Damage to a bridge has cut off at least one route into Mamuju, according to Reuters.
While the inland earthquake posed no tsunami threat, residents living near the coast fled to higher ground as the ground beneath rumbled, according to The Associated Press. As many as 10,000 people are seeking refuge in temporary shelters.
An active weather pattern over Indonesia into the beginning of next week can disrupt recovery efforts as damage assessments and the search for survivors continues over the next several days.”Plenty of tropical moisture and a couple disturbances swirling over the region can lead to areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms into Saturday,” state Meteorologist daily showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue through the weekend, Monday can bring another chance for heavier downpours on the Sulawesi island of Indonesia,” she added.High temperatures will be near 90 F (32 C) into next week.
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