DENPASAR: Three people were killed and another seven were injured when a moderately strong earthquake and an aftershock hit Indonesia’s resort island of Bali early Saturday (Oct 16). The quake hit just before dawn, causing people to run outdoors in a panic. It struck just as the island is beginning to
DENPASAR: Three people were killed and another seven were injured when a moderately strong earthquake and an aftershock hit Indonesia’s resort island of Bali early Saturday . The quake hit just before dawn, causing people to run outdoors in a panic.
It struck just as the island is beginning toThe US Geological Survey said the magnitude 4.8 quake was centered 62km northeast of Singaraja, a Bali port town. Its shallow depth of 10km may have amplified the amount of damage.Gede Darmada, head of the island’s Search and Rescue Agency, said the agency was still collecting updates on damage and casualties.The earthquake triggered landslides in a hilly district, killing at least two people and cutting off access to at least three villages, Darmada said. This handout picture taken and released on Oct 16, 2021 by the Bali regional disaster management agency shows collapsed houses after a 4.8 earthquake occurred in Karangasem, on the tourist island of Bali. It toppled homes and temples in Karangasem, the area closest to the epicenter, killing a three-year-old girl who was hit by falling debris, he said. Houses and government facilities were damaged in Trunyan and in Kintamani villages, a popular sightseeing destination with a stunning lake. Known as the “island of the gods”, Bali is home to more than 4 million mostly Hindu people in the mainly Muslim nation. It is famed for its temples, scenic volcanos and beautiful white-sand beaches. On Thursday, the island reopened to international travelers for the first time in more than a year after Indonesia’s COVID-19 caseload declined considerably. The country has had about 1,000 cases a day in the past week after peaking at around 56,000 daily new cases in July. Indonesia, a vast archipelago of 270 million people, is frequently struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis because of its location on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines that arcs the Pacific. The last major earthquake was in January when a magnitude 6.2 earthquake killed at least 105 people and injured nearly 6,500. More than 92,000 people were displaced after it struck Mamuju and Majene districts in West Sulawesi province. This handout picture taken and released on Oct 16, 2021 by the Bali regional disaster management agency shows collapsed houses after a 4.8 earthquake occurred in Karangasem, on the tourist island of Bali.
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