Powerful Indonesia quake kills at least 42, topples buildings (update)

People look at the destroyed Rs Mitra Manakarra Hospital following an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi in Indonesia on Monday (Jan 15, 2021) in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. - Reuters

JAKARTA, Jan 15 (AFP): A powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sulawesi island Friday, killing at least 42 people, levelling a hospital and severely damaging other buildings, authorities said, as they warned there were people still trapped beneath rubble.

Hundreds were also injured when the 6.2-magnitude quake struck in the early hours, triggering panic among the terrified residents of the island, which was hit by a huge quake and tsunami two and a half years ago that killed thousands.