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Powerful quake on Indonesia's Lombok island kills 91, tourists flee

A woman walks past debris from a collapsed wall following a strong earthquake in Lendang Bajur Hamlet, Lombok island, indonesia August 6, 2018 in this photo taken. [Photo: Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Ahmad Subaidi/ REUTERS]

Daybreak revealed chaos and destruction across the Indonesian resort island of Lombok on Monday after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake killed at least 91 people and prompted an exodus of tourists rattled by the second powerful quake in a week.

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