'Out of Hope' - Indonesia quake victims still wait for help


  • World
  • Wednesday, 08 Aug 2018

A resident shows a photo of missing victims believed to be trapped inside a collapsed building, as rescue workers continue searching after Sunday's earthquake in Pemenang, North Lombok, Indonesia August 8, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Zabur Karuru/ via REUTERS

GUMANTAR, Indonesia (Reuters) - Moments after fleeing their home, dodging falling tiles and shattering glass, Indonesian farmer Haji Ruslan and his family stood in a field opposite and watched the house collapse.

They survived, unlike 40 others in the area who residents say perished in Sunday's 6.9-magnitude earthquake, but it is hard to feel fortunate as they wait for government help.

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