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Thousands displaced by Indonesia quake
The powerful earthquake that shook Indonesia's Sulawesi island has displaced almost 10,000 people, a health ministry official said on Tuesday.
- Agencies
- Published: 13:17 November 18, 2008
Jakarta: The powerful earthquake that shook Indonesia's Sulawesi island has displaced almost 10,000 people, a health ministry official said on Tuesday.
The 7.5 magnitude undersea earthquake struck early on Monday, killing at least six people and injuring more than 150. A tsunami warning was issued by Indonesia's meteorology agency, but was soon lifted.
The head of the health ministry's crisis centre, Rustam Pakaya, said in a text message that more than 1,000 buildings had been damaged in two provinces in Sulawesi, forcing nearly 10,000 people out of their homes to safe shelters.
A bridge in Buol regency was also broken by the tremors, Pakaya said.
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