Indonesia’s quake: economic losses estimated at over 340 million USD
The death toll from an earthquake that struck Lombok Island of Indonesia on August 5 has exceeded 430, while economic losses are estimated at over 340 million USD as of August 13.
The death toll from an earthquake that struck Lombok Island of Indonesia on August 5 has exceeded 430. (Source: AP)
Jakarta (VNA) – The death toll from an earthquakethat struck Lombok Island of Indonesia on August 5 has exceeded 430, whileeconomic losses are estimated at over 340 million USD as of August 13.
Spokesman of the Indonesian National Board for DisasterManagement (BNPB) Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said that the 6.9-magnitude quake killed436 people, injured over 1,300 others, and flattened thousands of houses.
It has displaced about 350,000 people.
The toughest hit area of Lombok has been within the north, where374 individuals died and more than 137,000 have been compelled from theirhouses.
Most of the displaced are sleeping below tents or tarpaulinsclose to their ruined houses or in evacuation shelters, whereas makeshiftmedical facilities have been set up to treat the injured.
Damaged roads are hindering access to isolated mountainousareas, Nugroho said, adding that three helicopters were deployed to distribute aid.
The quake happened only one week after a 6.4-magnitude quakerocked the island, leaving 17 dead.
Indonesia, an archipelago of thousands of islands, sits onthe Pacific Ring of Fire, a seismic activity hotspot.
It is frequently hit by earthquakes, most of them harmless.However, the region remains acutely alert to tremors that might triggertsunamis.-VNA
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The death toll from an earthquake that struck Lombok Island of Indonesia on August 5 has exceeded 430. (Source: AP) 
