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Death toll rises to 67 in Indonesia quake
CNN
16th January, 2021 09:39:29
At least 67 people have died after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia s Sulawesi island early Friday, according to the head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in Indonesia.
Jan Gelfand told CNN on Friday that he expects the death toll and number of missing people to increase.
Hundreds have been injured, according to the country s disaster mitigation agency.
The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 1.28am Jakarta time (5.28am AEDT), was six kilometres northeast of the city of Majene, at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to Indonesia s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency.
Damaged roads, power blackouts and lack of heavy equipment are hampering Indonesia’s rescuers after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake left at least 46 dead and hundreds injured on Sulawesi island
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Damaged roads and bridges, power blackouts and lack of heavy equipment on Saturday hampered rescuers after a strong earthquake left at least 46 people dead and hundreds injured on Indonesia s Sulawesi island.