Aid was reaching the thousands of people left homeless and struggling after an earthquake that killed at least 96 people on an Indonesian island.

According to the National Disaster Management Agency, the death toll from a strong earthquake and floods in the central parts of Indonesia has surged to 96, with nearly 70,000 people forced to flee home. A total of 81 people were killed in West Sulawesi province on Thursday and Friday, and 15 people were reported dead in South Kalimantan province as floods have hit the province since Jan. 14.

The number of houses damaged by the quakes rose to 1,150 units in the district, and five school buildings were also destroyed there. Fearing the possibility of further spread of corona among the evacuees, rapid tests will be applied to them and the shelters for the displaced people will be separated from each other.

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