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Indonesia evacuates tourists after Lombok quake kills 91

Foreign tourists were among those injured on Lombok and the nearby Gili islands. [Photo: AFP]

Indonesia have sent rescuers fanning out across the holiday island of Lombok and evacuated hundreds of tourists after a powerful earthquake killed at least 91 people and damaged thousands of buildings.

The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake sparked terror among tourists and locals alike, coming just a week after another deadly tremor surged through Lombok and killed 17 people.

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