A major earthquake off Indonesia’s coast killed one person and injured another after causing a building to collapse in North Sulawesi province.
MANADO: A major earthquake off the coast of Indonesia killed one person on Thursday.
The victim was buried under the rubble of a collapsed building in North Sulawesi province.
“The quake was felt strongly and around Manado… one person died and one person had a leg injury,” search and rescue official George Leo Mercy Randang told AFP by telephone. He confirmed the victim was trapped when the structure gave way.
The tremor struck in the sea near the northern part of Sulawesi island. Rescue operations were underway to assess the full extent of the damage.
