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Residents walk among debris in the village of Sugian on Indonesia's Lombok Island on August 21st, 2018, after a series of recent earthquakes. Indonesian aid agencies and government officials rushed to help survivors after another series of powerful quakes rattled the island, killing at least 14 people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless.
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Viewfinder: Multiple Earthquakes Hit an Indonesian Island

Residents walk among debris in the village of Sugian on Indonesia's Lombok Island on August 21st, 2018, after a series of recent earthquakes.

By Pacific Standard Staff
An Indonesian search-and-rescue team looks for victims under a collapsed mosque following an earthquake on August 7th, 2018, in Lombok Island, Indonesia. Nearly 100 people have been confirmed dead and at least 20,000 people have been left homeless after the 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Lombok and neighboring Bali.
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Viewfinder: An Earthquake in Indonesia

An Indonesian search-and-rescue team looks for victims under a collapsed mosque following an earthquake on August 7th, 2018, in Lombok Island, Indonesia.

By Pacific Standard Staff