Four people dead as Earthquake hit Indonesia

Four people have been killed after a floating restaurant collapsed into the sea during an earthquake in the Cirita cafe in Jayapura, Papua Indonesia.

The 5.5 quake rocked the eastern province on the afternoon of Thursday 9 February.

Four women were unable to flee the collapsed building in time and were buried under the rubble. They were found lifeless in the Jayapura Bay by responders.

Other infrastructures including the Jayapura Mall, were reported to have been damaged as a number of residents were also injured.

The country’s geophysics agency said several aftershocks occurred after the main shock, which lasted a few seconds.

Video clips from the scene show locals stretchered out around the hospital, which was also reportedly damaged in the event. This incident comes just days after an earthquake killed over 8000 people in Turkey and Syria.

Here are some pictures from the incident

Let’s pray for the people of Indonesia and hope it doesn’t get any worse than it is already.

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