Horror earthquakes in Indonesia, hundreds of casualties

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Lombok (Indonesia), killing at least 12 people and injuring about 40 others. The number of casualties is still rising.

According to the Daily Mail, the 6.4-magnitude earthquake caused the island of Lombok, near Bali (Indonesia) to shake at early morning on July 29.(Photo: Twitter).

The epicenter is about 128.75 km from Mataram - the main city on the island.(Photo: Twitter).

Following the first earthquake was another earthquake with about 60 earthquakes.(Photo: Twitter).

'The incident resulted in 12 deaths, about 40 people injured and dozens of houses destroyed,' said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, Indonesian disaster management spokesman.(Photo: Twitter).

'The number is likely to increase, because we have not finished statistics' .(Photo: Twitter).

Not only did many buildings have been damaged, the earthquake also affected Mount Rinjani National Park, creating a small landslide.(Photo: Twitter).

Jean-Paul Volckaert - a tourist at the Puncak hotel said that everyone immediately jumped out of bed to avoid anything falling on him. 'We were surprised, the water in the pool rose like a wave. That state lasted 20-30 seconds , 'he recalls.(Photo: Twitter).

The Indonesian island is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire and is regularly subject to earthquakes.However, earthquakes are usually quite light and do not cause much damage.(Photo: Twitter).

Like Bali, Lombok Island is famous for its mountain and sea landscapes.Even so, the houses here are only built with a height lower than the average height of a coconut tree.(Photo: Twitter).