At least 82 people were killed and hundreds of others wounded as Sunday's 7.0 magnitude quake destroyed thousands of houses and buildings mostly in Lombok Island of central Indonesia, a government official said Monday.

 

周日一场7.0地震袭击印尼中部龙目岛，数以千计的房屋建筑被毁，至少82人死亡、数百人受伤。
 

 

The jolt¹ forced thousands of people to flee homes and evacuation of the quake-affected people was underway, spokesman for national disaster management agency, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, said.

 

"The injured are being treated outside hospitals or health clinics as the buildings of health facilities damaged or are in unsafe condition," the spokesman told Xinhua in a text message.

 

The tremblor hit the hardest Lombok Utara district, Lombok Timur district and Mataram, the provincial² capital of West Nusa Tenggara, all situated³ in Indonesia's tourist destination of Lombok Island, said Sutopo.

 

"Most of the victims were hit by debris⁴ and falling blocks of concrete," he said.

 

The quake triggered panic in the island and nearby Bali island as well as East Java province and people rushed out of homes and buildings, said Sutopo.

 

Evacuation and rescue for the victims were underway in the dark, but the efforts were hampered⁵ by poor communication access which was disturbed after the quake, he added.

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