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A powerful earthquake in Indonesia has killed at least 35 people and injured hundreds more.
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The quake struck at night on the island of Sulawesi, claiming lives and damaging many buildings in and around the capital district.
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Now authorities fear more people could be buried in the rubble, and they're warning that strong aftershocks could also trigger a tsunami.
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Trapped under the rubble, this person tells rescue workers Sheikhoun barely hear the woman next to her breathing.
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A powerful quake struck just after midnight, causing many to flee in the darkness.
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In the morning, those left in the hardest hit city of Mahmoud, you woke up to scenes like thes.
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This is what was left of the local hospital, where a rescue operation is now underway.
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Back as you can see behind me from this hospital way have retrieved two dead victims.
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We're still trying to find more victims in the rubble, but we don't know yet if they are still alive or not.
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Some people have been recovered from the debris, but it's a vast operation.
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As many as half the buildings in Mahmoudiya City have either collapsed or are partially damaged, and there are fears that strong aftershocks are still to come back in boxes.
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Ilombe aftershocks are still happening according to our analysis from local data that we'd recorded a zwelling historical data.
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We believe this still potential form or strong aftershocks.
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Just like what happened at midnight.
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Daniel Can Paso Salon?
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Yeah.
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Tokyo supported Dini.
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Harry Daddy?
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Yeah.
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For now, many fearing that aftershocks are choosing to stay on high ground, wondering if they'll have homes to go back to from Jakarta.
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I'm joined now by DW correspondent pre odd Arnie to approve A Thank you so much for joining us.
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What is the latest right now?
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Yes, sir, it is certainly, um, one of the most challenging time here in Indonesia because we're still in the middle off plan crash investigation.
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And now we are facing a massive earthquake in the eastern part of Indonesia.
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So what can I say to you right now?
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Is the rescue team is still carry eating out.
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The rest proper tend to find survived and who are trapped under the rubble.
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And, um, there are two words effective locations in that area, which is Medina District and Mamadou District.
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And in this to location, um, at least 34 people died because off this earthquake, So the rescue team has also faced a little bit off obstacles because there was also rain in there and the electricity is still out.
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And the communication, um, seller is still also unstable.
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So the rescue team is still, uh, do their job to really find the survivors as soon as possible.
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Yeah, and we're looking at those images right now.
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Like as you've mentioned that, you know, the rain that has been an issue.
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A challenge for, um for for authorities as they try and move in there for for rescue workers.
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Um, there's also the fear of aftershocks is well, given all of those factors, How are the rescue operations taking place?
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Yes, sure.
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The head off the meteorological and geophysics uh, agency here in Indonesia, in a news conference has told us that, um, after socks is still potentially happening, and it could lead to a tsunami.
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So see urged the people to really stay away from areas that has a lot of buildings and structures that are easily collapsed and also to stay away from the coastal area to go to the higher ground, but still up until now.
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The rescue operation is still do their job to really find victims and also survivors which are trapped under the rebels.
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Because Assad being reported, um, dozens off houses are destroyed.
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Even the office off the governor himself is also destroyed at this, um, massive quake.
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Sarah, thank you so much.
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Dws pre Giordani to a Pura Reporting from Jakarta on this earthquake in Indonesia.
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We appreciate it.