An earthquake in Indonesia killed at least 3 and injured 200

Yakarta, Indonesia – An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi shortly after midnight on Friday, killing at least three people and injuring several hundred others.

In a video released by the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, a girl trapped in the rubble of a house screamed for help and said her mother was alive but couldn’t get out. “Please help me, it hurts,” the girl said to the rescue workers.

In the video, rescuers said it needed an excavator to rescue them. Another image from the video showed a disconnected bridge and damaged or destroyed houses. Television stations reported that the earthquake had damaged part of a hospital and patients were transferred to emergency tents set up outside.

Another video showed a man screaming for people to help him save his children buried under tons of rubble from his home. “My kids there … they’re stuck inside, please help me,” he shouted.

Thousands of people were taken to various temporary shelters. The quake had its epicenter 36 kilometers (22 miles) south of the Mamuju District, in West Sulawesi Province, and a depth of 18 kilometers (11 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey.

Three people died in their sleep when their homes were destroyed in the earthquake, said Sirajuddin, Majene district’s director for disaster relief. He added that at least 218 people have been injured and about 300 buildings have been damaged, including a hospital, clinics, hotels and offices.

In the neighboring Mamuju district, damage was reported to at least 62 homes, a public health center and a military office, as well as landslides obstructing the main road between Mamuju and Majene, said Raditya Jati, a spokeswoman for the disaster relief agency. The agency continues to collect information from the affected areas, he added.

On Thursday, a magnitude 5.9 underwater earthquake struck the same region, damaging several homes, apparently with no casualties.

Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago of 260 million people, is regularly hit by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis because it is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire.