Tourists evacuated from Indonesia's Lombok as quake toll hits 105

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Tourists are being evacuated after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s resort island of Lombok, killing at least 105 people and destroying thousands of buildings.

In addition, 236 people were injured, according to national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.

The rescue work is still underway as many people are still under the rubble.

President Joko Widodo has ordered officials and military and police chiefs to accelerate the disaster relief effort.

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The powerful quake struck on Sunday with the epicenter 18 km northwest of Lombok Timur district and 15 km under-earth. The quake was also felt strongly in nearby Bali Island and East Java Province, according to the meteorology and geophysics agency.

A total of 170 aftershocks were recorded on Monday on Lombok after Sunday's earthquake, said authorities.

Hundreds of people attempt to leave Gili Trawangan, north of the neighboring Lombok island, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the area, August 6, 2018. /VCG Photo

Sunday's quake came just days after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Lombok on July 29, that left 17 people dead, 365 others injured, 8,871 people displaced and 14,940 houses and buildings damaged, said the disaster agency.

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