Lombok, which lies just east of Bali, the southeast Asian country's most famous tourist destination, has been rocked by a series of quakes and aftershocks since July 29, including a 6.9-magnitude tremor on Aug.
At the time of writing, West Nusa Tenggara was still suffering aftershocks from the major quakes; about 652 aftershocks, with 24 of them recorded as powerful tremors, struck the island and the surrounding islets, causing destructions particularly in the Regency of North
Lombok. The earthquakes also debilitated the economy and the lives of the inhabitants.
Lombok was hit by three big quakes in little more than a week.
Authorities are still searching through the rubble left behind on
Lombok Island, still hoping to find survivors.
"It is with deep sorrow that I learned the news about the earthquakes that occurred in
Lombok island, Indonesia resulting in numerous human loses and destruction.
The mother, 45, and the daughter, 26, drowned earlier this week off the Ketapak Beach in
Lombok in Indonesia's West Nusa Tenggara province.
'In terms of fear of not wanting to come here, where we live we have earthquakes very regularly, but we have different building structures so when an earthquake happens, less damage is done,' Douglas, who did not wish to reveal his full name, said while sitting by the beach on Gili Trawangan, a small island off the coast of
Lombok.
To invite more people to donate to victims of natural disasters in
Lombok, NTB and Sigi, Central Sulawesi, the Allianz Care Foundation will hold a Lifechanger Concert on March 9, 2019, at Allianz Ecopark, Ancol Jakarta.
Summary:
Lombok [Indonesia], Dec 26 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 4.8 magnitude on the Richter scale struck the
Lombok region in Indonesia on Wednesday.
Muscat: Oman's Embassy in Jakarta has warned Omani citizens to be vigilant following an earthquake of 5.5 magnitude on the Richter scale that hit the
Lombok region in Indonesia.
APTI believes there is no better way to commemorate the World Tobacco Growers Day this year than by helping out local farmers in East
Lombok, to rehabilitate their production facilities -