on Friday, the disaster mitigation agency said on Sunday, the latest in a string of disasters to hit the Southeast Asian country.
More than 820 people were injured and over 27,800 left their homes after the 6.2 magnitude quake, BNPB spokesman Raditya Jati said. Some sought refuge in the mountains, while others went to cramped evacuation centres, witnesses said.Police and military officers have been deployed to crack down on looting in several parts of the region, Jati added.
An emergency response status, intended to help rescue efforts, has also been put in place for two weeks, he said. A teddy bear lies among the ruins of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi province, Indonesia on Sunday.Dwikorita Karnawati, the head of Indonesia's meteorological, climatology and geophysical agency , has said that another quake in the region could potentially trigger a tsunami.
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