Structures reduced to rubble after 7-0 magnitude quake strikes island off Bali
  • 6 years ago
An earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Lombok, located next to tourist hotspot Bali, on the night of August 5. Aftershocks as strong as magnitude-5.4 rocked the island after the initial quake. A tsunami warning was also in place. The quake caused over 90 casualties, with the death toll still rising as crew expand their rescue efforts. Many of the fatalities occured as a result of debris falling from houses that had collapsed in the earthquake, according to the BNBP, the country's national disaster mitigation agency. This video shows the rubble outside the Mal Bali Galeria shopping mall in Kuta, Bali.
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