Indonesia quake kills 35

JAKARTA (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake killed at least 35 people and injured hundreds on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island yesterday, trapping several under rubble and unleashing dozens of aftershocks as authorities warned of more quakes that could trigger a tsunami.

- PATRICIA P. ESTEVES

Thousands of frightened residents fled their homes for higher ground when the magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck at six kilometers northeast of the town of Majene, at a depth of just 10 kilometers, shortly before 1:30 a.m.

The quake and aftershocks damaged more than 300 homes and two hotels, as well as flattening a hospital and the office of a regional governor, where authorities told Reuters several people have been trapped under the rubble.