Travellers scream, navigate Lombok Airport in darkness during magnitude-7.0 earthquake
- 6 years ago
Recently emerged footage shows travellers at Lombok Airport screaming the moment power went out during the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit the Indonesian island on August 5.
According to the uploader who was travelling from Lombok to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a power cut occurred just as people were being evacuated from the airport after the earthquake struck.
In the video filmed at around 8 pm, screams are heard when the lights go out, and security is seen using flashlights to lead the way for evacuees.
More than 100 people were killed by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that shook Lombok, an island located next to tourist hotspot Bali, that night. Aftershocks as strong as magnitude-5.4 rocked the island after the initial quake. A tsunami warning was also in place.
The death toll is still rising as crew expand their rescue efforts.
According to the uploader who was travelling from Lombok to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a power cut occurred just as people were being evacuated from the airport after the earthquake struck.
In the video filmed at around 8 pm, screams are heard when the lights go out, and security is seen using flashlights to lead the way for evacuees.
More than 100 people were killed by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that shook Lombok, an island located next to tourist hotspot Bali, that night. Aftershocks as strong as magnitude-5.4 rocked the island after the initial quake. A tsunami warning was also in place.
The death toll is still rising as crew expand their rescue efforts.