At least 35 people were killed after a 6.2–magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province on Friday, the National Disaster Management Agency said. “Nine people died in Majene district, and 26 others in Mamuju district, bringing the total death toll to 35.”

According to “channelnewsasia,” At least 42 people were killed after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island early on Friday morning, January 15, 2020.

There are hundreds more were injured the 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Sulawesi island. According to the authorities, with the meteorological agency warning of aftershocks, possibly strong enough to trigger a tsunami.

According to authorities, a hospital in Mamuju was levelled,

“The hospital is flattened – it collapsed,” said Arianto. “There are patients and hospital employees trapped under the rubble and we’re now trying to reach them,”

“Roads are cracked and many buildings collapsed,” said 28-year-old Hendra.

Chief of the Meteorological Agency Dwikorita Karnawati, “The aftershocks could be as strong, or stronger, than this morning’s quake.” There is potential for a tsunami from subsequent aftershocks … Don’t wait for a tsunami first because they can happen very quickly.

Indonesia’s National Disaster Agency is scrambling to look for survivors trapped in a collapsed building after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Sulawesi island on January 15, 2021.

Rescuers search for survivors at the Mitra Manakarra hospital in Mamuju city on January 15, where as many as 20 patients and staff are trapped beneath the rubble after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Sulawesi island.