Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for Indonesian National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB), in a statement confirmed the death toll in the earthquake and aftershocks on the island of Lombok.<\/p>\n
Noting that most of the casualties occurred in the northern part of the island, Nugroho said more than 300 others were injured in the earthquake.<\/p>\n
He also underscored that both domestic and foreign tourists were evacuated to safe zones on Gili Islands, near the coast of Lombok Island.<\/p>\n
The earthquake damaged over 1,000 houses and the search and rescue teams backed by helicopters continue efforts in the area.<\/p>\n
Out of the 91 people who had lost their lives, at least two of them were in Bali Islands.<\/p>\n
So far, 47 aftershocks were detected with a smaller magnitude, the spokesman said in an earlier statement.<\/p>\n
Nugroho had said several paramedics were dispatched to the disaster-hit area and survivors were shifted to safer areas and provided with blankets, tents and basic foodstuff.<\/p>\n
Indonesian President Joko Widodo expressed his “deep sorrow” over the deadly earthquake and called on all teams to conduct search and rescue operations in the best way possible.<\/p>\n
The earthquake was centered 27 kilometers (17 miles) northeast of the city of Mataram on the island of Lombok — a popular tourist destination — 15 km (9 miles) under the surface, the Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) said earlier.<\/p>\n
A tsunami alert, issued earlier for the region, was lifted, the agency added.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Praya International Airport is operating normally after a disruption in flights due to a power outage from the quake, airport officials said.<\/p>\n
Last week, 16 people were killed when a magnitude 6.4 quake struck the same region, leading to the evacuation of more than 1,000 mountaineers.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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