Third earthquake and aftershocks hit Indonesian Island of Lombok
The Indonesian Island of Lombok has been shook by aftershocks after a third earthquake.
The island has been rocked by three earthquakes within a week and now aftershocks are hampering relief efforts.
Sadly, tens of thousands have been left homeless and the quakes have caused a loss of life.
The most recent natural disaster was a shallow quake that hit on Thursday afternoon.
Indonesia’s geological agency said it measured a magnitude of 6.2, at a depth of 12 km (seven and half miles), centred in the north west of the island.
Fortunately, it did not have the potential to cause a tsunami, said the agency.
Our recce team has been in #Lombok for 24 hours – with the death toll continuing to rise and over 200K people displaced, our teams are ready to help if needed #lombokearthquake pic.twitter.com/9W8mf8ZoaM
— Team Rubicon UK (@TeamRubiconUK) August 8, 2018
Islanders have experienced a devastating 7.0 quake on Sunday, which tragically killed 131 people.
Additionally, the first earthquake hit on July 29 at a magnitude of 6.4 and 16 people sadly lost their lives.
Around 20,000 people living in remote areas, north of Lombok are being targeted by the Indonesian Red Cross.
These communities have are yet to receive any aid.
Hundreds of houses were also damaged heavily in West Pemenang, North #Lombok. Until today (8/8), people are still in dire need of clean water, blankets and tarpaulins. #PMISiapBantu pic.twitter.com/rO93J3Lw15
— Indonesian Red Cross (@palangmerah) August 8, 2018
Spokesman Arifin Hadi told the Associated Press that tens of thousands of Islanders are now homeless in light of the strongest quake on Sunday.
Clean water and tarpaulins are desperately needed by those who survived the tragic quakes.
Mr Hadi said five remote areas, which including one village of about 1,200 households have been reached by five Red Cross vehicles.
The latest condition in Akar-akar village, Bayan district, North #Lombok : Many houses were heavily damaged and roads were cracked. #PMISiapBantu pic.twitter.com/ku9lWm8icZ
— Indonesian Red Cross (@palangmerah) August 6, 2018
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency are currently forecasting the number of people who have died at at least 131.
However, there has been conflicting reports about the official number of people killed.
We are offering our deepest sympathies to all those impacted by the three earthquakes.
