Tourists Among Fatalities in 6.4-Magnitude Quake on Indonesia’s Lombok Island

The death toll from a magnitude-6.4 quake in Indonesia’s Lombok Island rose to 16 on the evening of July 29. Among the fatalities were two tourists: Siti Nur Ismawida, a 30-year-old Malaysian, and Muhammad Ainul Muksin, from Indonesia’s Sulawesi island. The quake also injured 162 people and damaged thousands of houses, according to the National Disaster Management Agency. This video, shared online on July 29, shows damaged houses in Sajang Village, Sembalun district, one of the areas worst hit by the quake. Malaysian tourist Siti was reportedly found dead, crushed by a collapsed wall, at that location. Indonesian tourist Ainul was reportedly killed in a landslide while hiking Mount Rinjani. Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said there were 203 aftershocks throughout July 29, following the earthquake. Credit: Saputra Bakti via Storyful

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