More than 500 hikers stranded on mountain after Indonesia quake

A view of a collapsed house after an earthquake struck in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, 29 July 2018.

A view of a collapsed house after an earthquake struck in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, 29 July 2018. Source: AAP

More than 500 hikers and their guides remain stranded by landslides on an active volcano on Lombok, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian holiday island, a national park official said Monday.

Helicopters and rescue teams on foot have been deployed to scour the slopes of Mount Rinjani, which is crisscrossed with hiking routes popular with tourists.

See Cantonese report for more details.

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Published 30 July 2018 2:38pm
Updated 30 July 2018 3:41pm
By Hazel Ying
Source: Reuters, SBS


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