Shocking destruction: Residents gathering in front of the damaged office of the governor of West Sulawesi following the earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi province. — Reuters
JAKARTA: A powerful earthquake killed at least 35 people and injured hundreds in Sulawesi, trapping several under rubble and unleashing dozens of aftershocks as authorities warned of more quakes that could trigger a tsunami.
Thousands of frightened residents fled their homes for higher ground when the magnitude 6.2-quake struck 6km northeast of the town of Majene, at a depth of just 10km, shortly before 1.30am.
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