Panicked residents flee as ‘extremely strong’ earthquake hits Indonesia’s Sulawesi

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A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, causing damage and prompting residents to flee. Hospitals in Palu evacuated patients outdoors as a precaution. The event recalls the region's vulnerability following the devastating quake and tsunami eight years prior.

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake shook part of central Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Tuesday, causing scattered damage and rattling residents of a city devastated by a quake and tsunami eight years ago. The strong shaking sent people fleeing into open areas in and around Palu, a city of about 400,000 people and the capital of Central Sulawesi province. Several hospitals evacuated patients, some with IV drips, outdoors as a safety measure. Images from the area showed heavily damaged structures with...