China News Service, January 18, according to Reuters, Indonesia's disaster reduction agency said on the 18th that the 6.2 magnitude earthquake that occurred in the country's West Sulawesi province early on the 15th has caused at least 81 deaths.
Search and rescue work continues.
The spokesperson of the Indonesian Disaster Mitigation Agency said in a statement on the 18th that it has been confirmed that the earthquake caused 81 deaths and more than 250 serious injuries.
On January 17, Indonesian police took K9 sniffer dogs to inspect the collapsed hospital building in West Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.
In addition, hundreds of houses, a hospital, a shopping mall and several hotels were also severely damaged, and more than 19,000 people were displaced.
The authorities are also taking measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus among evacuees, including rapid testing for the new coronavirus.
The Indonesian Meteorological Agency warned that there may be aftershocks, extreme weather and other floods in Sulawesi in the coming weeks.
In addition to earthquakes, landslides and volcanic eruptions have also occurred in the country.