Earthquake Hits Indonesian Islands Bali and Lombok

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A cart driver rests in front of a building which collapsed following this week's strong earthquake in  Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia, December 10, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside - RC1158D84C00
A cart driver rests in front of a building which collapsed following this week's strong earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia, December 10, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside - RC1158D84C00
At least 32 people have died after magnitude 7.0 quake hit the two islands, with casualty figures still being counted.

The Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok were struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on Sunday, killing dozens of people and triggering panic among holidaymakers and residents.

Chrissy Teigen, model, prolific tweeter and wife to John Legend, live-tweeted the earthquake in Bali, where she is currently holidaying with her husband and their two children Luna, two and Miles, two months.

Agung Pramuja, head of the Disaster Mitigation Agency in the West Nusa Tenggara province which includes Lombok and neighbouring islands (but not Bali), said that 32 people were confirmed dead, many from northern and western parts of Lombok. He said the agency was still collecting data on the injured.

The United States Geological Survey said the epicentre of the quake was on land on Lombok, though initial reports put it just off the coast. It struck at a depth of 10km (6 miles), a week after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake killed 14 people on Lombok and briefly stranded hundreds of hikers on the slopes of a volcano.

The country’s disaster management agency urged people to stay away from the sea. However, an initial warning of a tsunami with waves of up to half a metre was later withdrawn.

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