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Indonesia earthquake: over 2,000 tourists evacuated as powerful quake kills 98

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98 people have been confirmed dead after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia''s resort island of Lombok. The second powerful quake in a week has sent many tourists running for home, even though so far no foreigners are reported among the dead. The death toll is expected to rise once the rubble of 13,000 flattened homes is cleared.

Added on the 06/08/2018 15:31:04 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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