March 28, 2024
Bali earthquake repeats earlier jolt, death toll rises
BALI, INDONESIA – For the second time in a week, a powerful earthquake has shaken the Indonesian island of Lombok, near Bali. At least 98 people were killed.

The earthquake, which struck early Sunday evening, prompted local authorities to issue a tsunami warning although the alert was later lifted.

Last weekend, another M6.4 quake killed at least 16 people in the popular tourist destination.

Video showed screaming people running in panic from houses in a Bali neighborhood and vehicles rocking. On Lombok, soldiers and other rescuers carried injured people on stretchers and carpets to an evacuation center.

The Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics said Sunday’s M6.9 -magnitude quake struck at a depth of 9.3 miles.

Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said the quake was felt strongly across Lombok and Bali and had damaged houses on both islands.

The quake was felt for several seconds in Bali, where people ran out of houses, hotels and restaurants.

“All the hotel guests were running so I did too. People filled the streets,” said Michelle Lindsay, an Australian tourist.

Other witnesses said the quake got stronger over several seconds and rattled windows and doors in their frames.
Video captured by local stations showed patients being evacuated from a hospital in the island’s Tabanan district.

Twitter user Brad Palmer said in a post: “Not everyday you feel a level 7 earthquake hit. Currently in Bali and was sat in restaurant and suddenly the whole place started shaking and everyone fled to the streets, very scary experience.
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