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Indonesia’s Sulawesi island hit by earthquake, killing at least seven people
A strong, shallow earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, causing landslides, killing at least seven people and injuring hundreds more in the night.
Key points:
- The magnitude-6.2 quake struck just after midnight
- About 2,000 displaced people were evacuated after the quake
- A video released by the state disaster agency showed people pleading for help after their families were trapped
Initial information from the country’s disaster mitigation agency was that four people had died and 637 others were injured in Majene, while there were three more fatalities and two dozen injured in the neighbouring area of Mamuju.
Thousands fled their homes to seek safety when the quake hit just after 1:00am local time on Friday morning, damaging at…
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