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1,200 tourists being evacuated from Indonesia quake islands – disaster agency

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MATARAM, Indonesia: More than one thousand tourists were being evacuated from Indonesia’s tiny Gili islands on Monday after a powerful quake struck neighboring Lombok, killing 91 people and injuring hundreds. The Gilis are three coral-fringed tropical islands popular with backpackers and divers, a few kilometers off the northwest coast of the larger Lombok island. Footage […]

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Indonesia quake kills 82, leaves hundreds wounded

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A powerful quake which struck the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok has killed 82 people and wounded hundreds, national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said early Monday, with thousands of buildings left damaged. The 6.9 magnitude tremor, which triggered panic among tourists and locals on Sunday evening, was also felt on the neighboring island […]

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