Cel putin 91 de persoane si-au pierdut viata, iar alte cateva sute au fost ranite in urma seismului cu magnitudinea de 7 grade produs duminica in insula indoneziana Lombok, la o saptamana dupa ce un prim cutremur care a avut loc pe aceasta insula turistica, situata la est de Bali, a provocat 17 victime.
Seismul, care a avariat de asemenea mii de cladiri, conform unui purtator de cuvant al agentiei indoneziene de gestionare a dezastrelor, a fost resimtit si in insula vecina Bali, scrie BBC.
Un bilant anterior al cutremurului de duminica releva un numar de 37 de morti si zeci de raniti.
Seismul, care a avut epicentrul la o adancime de 10 kilometri, a fost urmat de circa 20 de replici, dintre care una cu magnitudinea de 5,4. Autoritatile au lansat imediat dupa miscarea telurica o alerta de tsunami, care a fost apoi anulata.
In anul 2004, un tsunami cauzat de un cutremur cu magnitudinea de 9,3 grade in largul insulei Sumatra (vestul Indoneziei) a provocat 220.000 de morti in tarile riverane la Oceanul Indian, dintre care 168.000 in Indonezia.
Search resumes after 89 killed in Lombok and Bali earthquake@BNPB_Indonesia@TwitterID#indonesia#earthquakebali pic.twitter.com/H0ut4slW1b
- News Leak Centre (@NewsLeakCentre) August 6, 2018
#UPDATE There are around 200 Chinese tourists who are in good and stable conditions on the #Lombok Island in #Indonesia; an evacuation from the island is underway, according to the Chinese Consulate-General in Denpasar pic.twitter.com/Wdl16c4Mz5
- CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) August 6, 2018
2nd EARTHQUAKE IN INDONESIA: Powerful magnitude 7 earthquake on Sunday struck the #Indonesian island of #Lombok, killing at least 32people & triggering #Tsunami warning. The tremor came just a week after another #quake killed 17 people on the island #earthquake #bali #Indonesia pic.twitter.com/wkIJsaAT77
- Nelson Toro (@Nelsonpuntocom) August 5, 2018