DC: A deadly earthquake that killed hundreds on an island in Indonesia Aug. 5 was powerful enough to shift the island’s altitude by as much as 10 inches.
The death toll on the island of Lombok rose to 387 Saturday, up from 321 the day before, as Indonesian officials try to grasp the severity of the natural disaster. Some emergency and rescue teams continue to dig through rubble while others try to get an accurate count of the dead already buried by surviving family members, The Associated Press reports.
“It’s estimated the death toll will continue to grow because there are still victims who are suspected of being buried by landslides and collapsed buildings and there are deaths that have not been recorded,” Disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said, according to the AP.
The magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Lombok as islanders were still recovering from a magnitude 6.4 quake that hit a week before on July 29. The first earthquake resulted in the deaths of 20 people and left hundreds of hikers stranded throughout the island. READ MORE
The earth has an answer to rising tides
“I’ll see your Global Warming and Raise you 10 inches_
” The Viagra Island”….
Thanks. I’ll readjust my altimeter next time I fly to Indonesia.
I wonder if that’s enough to make it tip over? 😜
Granted, Lombok is pretty small and is 1 of around 15,000 islands which comprise Indonesia…but that’s COOL!
Upon hearing the news, Indonesia’s girlfriend, Sumatra, reportedly laughed and said it was more like six inches.
Now that’s funny ^
Wrong, wrong, wrong.
Fake news.
Michelle obama was there. When her plane lifted off, the island rose 10 inches.
Next up: Man made global warming caused the tectonic shift itself, so still our fault.