At least 91 people have died after a series of earthquakes struck the small island of Lombok, Indonesia late on Sunday.
USGS recorded at least 10 quakes within a 100km radius, the largest of which measured 6.9 magnitude.
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According to the institution, tremors were felt as far as Bali to the West, and Sumbawa too the East. The region is massively popular among tourists.
Sutopo Purwo, head of information at the BNPB Information and Public Relations Center, documented the chaos from Lombok on Twitter.
This video was taken from within the Karangasem Hospital in Bali.
Kerusakan bangunan RSUD Karangasem Bali akibat gempa 7 SR dengan pusat gempa 18 km barat laut Lombok Timur. Intensitas gempa dirasakan VI MMI di Karangasem. Umumnya bangunan mengalami kerusakan jika diguncang gempa di atas VI MMI. pic.twitter.com/WX9XS1CVop
— Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_PN) August 5, 2018
Evacuations are reportedly still being carried out across the island chain.
“Foreign tourists and domestic are waiting for evacuation from Gili Trawangan, Gilingan Air and Gili Meno North Lombok. Limited vessels cause gradual evacuation. The SAR team will add ships,” Purwo tweeted.
Wisatawan asing dsn domestik menunggu evakuasi dari Gili Trawangan, Gilingan Air dan Gili Meno Lombok Utara. Terbatasnya kapal menyebabkan evakuasi bertahap. Tim SAR akan menambah kapal. pic.twitter.com/EZKqwLnQjQ
— Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_PN) August 6, 2018
Videos surfacing of the aftershocks are also emerging on Twitter. The below video — with some 348 000 views at present — was posted by Twitter user and freelance journalist @raveenaujmaya.
Shocks felt in #Bali after 7.0 magnitude earthquake on #Lombok island, #Indonesia. pic.twitter.com/v1JoSJ8pwW
— Raveen Aujmaya (@raveenaujmaya) August 5, 2018
The Indonesian Red Cross is urging citizens and tourists to donate blood. The video shows rescue teams tending to the injured.
Urgently needed: we need more blood donors to help the communities in #Lombok You can go to our blood donor office, at UDD PMI LOMBOK BARAT Jl. Bung Hatta No 3B, Mataram #Lombok to donate blood. Thanks #PMISiapBantu pic.twitter.com/JqYAo3Dplc
— Indonesian Red Cross (@palangmerah) August 6, 2018
Twitter user @TTF_Jells is also currently documenting her journey through Indonesia during the earthquake’s aftermath.
Arriving at #Lombok airport moments after the 7.0 quake. Left #Denpasar just before the quake hit the airport. Evacuated at Lombok from baggage claim as aftershocks hit the terminal. Still feeling more aftershocks at our hotel now in Praya. #lombokearthquake pic.twitter.com/I2J8jZhwDa
— The Tattooed Flamingo (@TTF_Jells) August 5, 2018
However, other areas are badly damaged. The Indonesian Red Cross again tweeted the below video of a town in East Lombok.
Just in: The latest condition in Poh Gading, Pringgabaya, east #lombok #PMISiapBantu (6/8/2018) @IFRCAsiaPacific @IFRCAsiaPacific pic.twitter.com/138hF74FrM
— Indonesian Red Cross (@palangmerah) August 6, 2018
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