Indonesia earthquake: dozens dead after tremors and landslides hit Sulawesi
by Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok, and Febriana Firdaus from World news | The Guardian on (#5CVNY)
Thousands flee for safety and higher ground after island's second quake in 24 hours
At least 37 people have been killed and hundreds injured following a strong earthquake that shook the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia early on Friday morning, prompting landslides and destroying houses.
Thousands of people fled their homes to seek safety when the 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit just after 1am local time on Friday morning. The epicentre was 6km north-east of Majene city in West Sulawesi.
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