MANOKWARI - Disaster relief officials say the number of people in tent camps more than doubled to 17,400 after a pair of powerful earthquakes in remote eastern Indonesia. Authorities warned many people who fled their homes already suffered from malaria or respiratory illness and could become sicker. A 10-year-old girl had already been reported crushed to death in the West Papua capital, Manokwari.
Rahimin Katjong, the head of the local disaster relief agency, said on Thursday the death toll from Sunday's 7.3 and 7.6 magnitude quakes reached four. The remains of an infant girl, 9-year-old boy and 36-year-old man were recovered from rubble in the town of Sorong, around 100 kilometres from the epicentre. The number of damaged buildings jumped fourfold to 5,800.
indahnesia.com lists all earthquakes that occur in Indonesia. For your convenience we display them in a list and a Google Map. It is as accurate and recent as you can imagine as we check for updates every few minutes. If an earthquake occurs in Indonesia, this is the place to check it out in the first place.
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MANOKWARI - Disaster relief officials say the number of people in tent camps more than doubled to 17,400 after a pair of powerful earthquakes in remote eastern Indonesia. Authorities warned many people who fled their homes already suffered from malaria or respiratory illness and could become sicker. A 10-year-old girl had already been reported crushed to death in the West Papua capital, Manokwari.
