[국제]Indonesia’s strong earthquake kills 40 people, injures hundreds of people… aftershock continues

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An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, killed more than 40 people and wounded hundreds.

As the aftershock continues, more damage is expected.

This is reporter Kim Jeong-hoe.

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A girl crushed by the rubble of a building is calling for help.

It looks like a house collapsed while sleeping, holding a doll.

Building debris scattered throughout.

It’s just unclear where to start.

In Mamuju, western Sulawesi, Indonesia, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred at the dawn of the 15th local time.

The epicenter was relatively shallow at a depth of 18.4 km, but the earthquake hit at the time of a deep sleep at 2:30 in the morning, causing great damage.

Indonesian disaster authorities have counted dozens of people dead and hundreds injured so far.

However, at the time, hotels and hospitals also collapsed, and the number of deaths was expected to increase as there were many missing persons.

The Magene disaster authorities near Mamuju also announced that at least four people were killed, more than 600 people were injured, and more than 3,000 people were displaced.

According to local media, the Mamuju and Magenee neighborhoods have shown signs since yesterday.

After the main earthquake that shook the dawn, aftershocks have followed.

[드비코리나 카나와티 / 인도네시아 기상청장 : 여진은 계속되고 있습니다. 두 번의 지진과 26번의 여진으로 최소한 28번의 진동이 일어났습니다.]

Authorities have not ruled out the possibility of a larger earthquake.

The Indonesian central government is devoting all efforts to rescue operations by dispatching rescue equipment and personnel to the affected area.

This is YTN Kim Jeong-hoe.

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]

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