Yakarta, Indonesia.
At least 46 people died and 826 were injured as a result of the shallow earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale. celebes island, in central Indonesia, according to the latest official census.
In addition, some 15,000 people shelter in the fifteen centers of evacuation authorized by the authorities, who warn of the danger of strong aftershocks.
189 were injured hospitalized with a dire forecast, says the management office of this Saturday in a statement disasters (BNPB), which specifies that data on victims is still being collected and has not yet specified a possible number of missing persons.
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During this morning a earthquake of magnitude 5 In the region, it has caused panic among residents of the cities of Mamuju and Majene, who were the most affected by the earthquake on Friday, with 37 and 9 deaths respectively.
“BNPB asks people who live in areas mountainous Watch out for landslides and rocks. In addition, those who live in coastal areas always stay alert and stay away from the beach immediately if you feel an aftershock, ”the agency says in light of potential landslides or a tsunami.
– Earthquake occurred in the early morning –
Rescue teams suspect that several people are still trapped between the debris of the hundreds of collapsed buildings, especially in a hospital that collapsed with patients and their families in it.
He earthquake, which took place in the early hours of Friday, surprised residents who were asleep and wreaked havoc in some 10 towns in the area.
The effect of emergency has managed to do it power supply and communications in one part of the region, and managed to clear at least three sections of the road cut by landslides that made it difficult to get help.
Teams are also focused on repairing a bridge destroyed by the fort earth motion, which lasted between 5 and 7 seconds, allowing the necessary heavy machinery for rescue tasks to arrive.
In September 2018, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Sulawesi Island, causing a tsunami that killed more than 2,000 and displaced 200,000 people in the cities of Palu and Donggala.
Indonesia is located on the so-called “Pacific Ring of Fire”, an area of high seismic and volcanic activity where approximately 7,000 earthquakes are recorded each year, most of which are moderate.