The Indonesian capital of Jakarta and surrounding areas were evacuated suddenly after an earthquake struck the region on Friday morning. Early reports indicate that there are at least 2,000 people missing, including many children. Search operations are ongoing as rescuers assess damage to homes and buildings in Surabaya, Indonesia’s third-largest city with a population of 2.6 million people.
Ambulances from Surabaya, the capital of East Java province, were sent to help in the search for survivors.
Ambulances from Surabaya, the capital of East Java province, were sent to help in the search for survivors. There are reports that at least 2,000 people have been killed and hundreds more injured by a magnitude 7 earthquake that struck Indonesia’s easternmost island on Friday night.
The number of ambulances sent was not immediately known but it was believed to be a relatively small number compared with other disasters in recent years such as Cyclone Winston which hit Fiji last year killing more than 100 people including many children and destroying infrastructure across several islands making them uninhabitable for months afterwards due to flooding damage caused by rainfall events following cyclone winds hitting land masses at high speeds causing widespread destruction across different regions across Australia’s northern region including Queensland state where many people lost their homes as well as property elsewhere within Australia including Darwin city center which suffered heavy damage during this natural disaster event resulting from heavy rainfall combined with severe winds blowing over large areas covering multiple suburbs surrounding Darwin city center including Motrega suburb just outside Darwin city center itself where some houses were destroyed completely without leaving even one brick standing upright left behind where only foundations remain standing today due to lack access roads being closed off due damaged roads being unable
At least three churches were damaged in the quake and people fled to higher grounds after a tsunami warning was issued.
The earthquake struck at 6:02am local time and was centered about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) south of Jakarta.
At least three churches were damaged in the quake and people fled to higher grounds after a tsunami warning was issued just before midnight.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said no damage had been reported from its initial assessment, but authorities warned residents in Aceh province to evacuate because of “high waves.”
The quake also caused power outages and minor damage to some houses.
The earthquake also caused power outages and minor damage to some houses.
The quake occurred at 12.30 p.m., with its epicentre in the Sunda Strait region, about 125 kilometres off the western tip of Sumatra island. The US Geological Survey said it was a 7-point magnitude tremor that lasted about three minutes and caused no tsunami watch was issued for Indonesia, Malaysia or Singapore and only one for Thailand where there were reports of unspecified damage from an aftershock near Phuket
Many people had gathered at home at the end of Ramadan, Islam’s holy month of fasting.
Many people had gathered at home at the end of Ramadan, Islam’s holy month of fasting. The earthquake struck on Sunday evening, killing hundreds and leaving thousands injured.
Many families were still preparing to break their fast when it happened: they were eating or drinking their traditional meal together and some were resting while others were praying.
Conclusion
The death toll from the earthquake and tsunami is expected to rise. Most of the people missing are believed to be in Sulawesi province, which was hardest hit by the quake.
