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At least 142 people are dead and more than 200 injured after a massive earthquake rocked the Indonesian holiday islands of Lombok and Bali.

There were scenes of chaos and destruction across Lombok, the epicentre, after the magnitude 6.9 earthquake collapsed buildings and sent huge chunks of debris raining down as terrified people ran into the streets or to higher ground.

Large parts of Lombok were left without electricity and communications as the military sent medical aid and supplies, and airports were rammed with foreign tourists, including Brits, trying to leave disaster zones.

More than 13,000 buildings were flattened or badly damaged, and the scale of Sunday night's devastation became clear after sunrise on Monday.

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Most of the dead were on Lombok where the quake hit a week after a magnitude 6.4 tremor killed 17 people, injured hundreds and briefly stranded several hundred hikers on the slopes of a volcano.

Rosiady Sayuti, secretary to the West Nusa Tenggara provincial administration, told Indonesia's Metro TV that 142 people were dead. Another estimate put the death toll at at least 98, already making it the second-deadliest quake of 2018 and one of the strongest.

A one-year-old child is possibly the youngest victim.

The quake was so powerful that it rocked the neighbouring island of Bali, where at least two people died, and briefly triggered a tsunami warning.

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Tens of thousands of islanders are unable to return to their homes because the buildings were flattened or are unsafe.

About 1,000 foreign and domestic tourists were evacuated in boats from the three Gili islands off the north-west coast of Lombok, and it could take some time before aid and supplies reach locals whose homes were destroyed.

Indonesia's Red Cross said it had helped a woman give birth after the quake at a health post in Lombok. One of the names she gave the baby boy was 'Gempa', which means 'earthquake'.

Agung Pramuja, head of the Disaster Mitigation Agency in the West Nusa Tenggara province which includes Lombok and

neighbouring islands but not Bali, said many of the dead were from northern and western parts of Lombok.

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More than 120 aftershocks were recorded after Sunday evening's quake, which was initially measured at a magnitude of seven but was later revised to 6.9.

British holidaymaker James Kelsall, a 28-year-old from Woodford Green in London, and his partner Helen Brady, 29, were left stranded at the palm-fringed Gili Trawangan after experiencing the second quake of the trip.

Speaking from a beach as he awaited evacuation, the teacher told the Press Association: "There were lots of injuries and pain on the island from buildings that had collapsed onto people.

"The most terrifying part was the tsunami warning that followed.

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"All the locals were frantically running and screaming, putting on life jackets.

"We followed them up to higher ground, which was a steep, uneven climb to the top of a hill in darkness."

Ms Brady, from Manchester, said they had narrowly escaped death or serious injury after the earthquake brought buildings crashing down.

She added: "All the lights went out and most buildings (were) demolished.

"If we'd have been one minute slower we'd have been dead, or at the very least severely injured."

Officials said more than 2,000 people had been evacuated from the three Gili islands off the north-west coast of Lombok.

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Cally Charles, from Devon, said that her partner Ashley Knight, 23, proposed to hear on a Bali beach just moments before the quake hit.

The romance quickly turned to terror as the disaster unfolded.

The couple were in a lift at their hotel in the coastal resort of Jimbaran when the quake struck, and Cally described it as "the scariest moment of my life".

But reflecting back on what happened, the 23-year-old quipped: "Five minutes before the earthquake my boyfriend proposed on the beach. He’s one of a kind he made the earth move for me."

She said: "The whole lift was shaking. We got to the top level of our hotel (rooftop bar) people were holding onto tables and chairs.

"We ran down the stairs to the lobby where loads of people were stood outside. It was the scariest moment of my life."

Singapore Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam, who was in the Lombok town of Mataram at the time of the quake, wrote on Facebook that his 10th-floor hotel room shook violently and walls cracked.

He wrote: "It was quite impossible to stand up. Heard screams. Came out, and made my way down a staircase, while

building was still shaking. Power went out for a while. Lots of cracks, fallen doors."

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Residents of a northern village called Mentigi were forced to flee to nearby hills when the quake struck and flattened their houses.

Blue tarpaulins dotted the hillside on Monday as people prepared to spend the nights outdoors because of aftershocks or because their houses were destroyed.

Marhun, a 50-year-old villager, was sheltering with his wife and children.

He told Reuters: "We are getting some aid from volunteers but we don't have proper tents yet.

"We understand there are other areas that are worse hit but I hope they can get the aid here soon."

Hospitals were overflowing and some patients were treated in car parks amid a massive disaster relief effort.

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Sengiggi, a seaside tourist strip on Lombok, wore an abandoned look. Amid collapsed houses, some hotels appeared to have closed, restaurants were empty and beaches deserted.

Model Christine Teigen, who is in Bali with husband John Legend, posted on Twitter in the aftermath of the tremor: "Bali. Trembling. So long."

She had moments earlier written: "MASSIVE earthquake."

And her tweets continued: "Oh man. We are on stilts. It felt like a ride. 15 solid seconds of 'hooooooly s*** this is happening'".

Take That star Gary Barlow was also on the island, posting on Twitter: "Thank you for your concern - we're all fine - a bit shaken up."

Writing to Mirror Online from the town of Ubud in Bali, Kate Dunlop said people had started to run out into the street.

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She wrote: "It was scary seeing everyone flee like that. In the street, we could still feel the earth trembling under our feet. As I type, we are now experiencing a little aftershock."

Tourist Hannah Small told Mirror Online: "We are saying in Ubud, our whole hotel was shaking and parts of the ceiling and walls were falling down. It was awful, we rushed from the third floor to reach safety."

Australia's Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton was on the 12th floor of a Lombok hotel at the time of the quake.

He told Australian radio: "We were knocked certainly to the floor. We were pretty lucky to get out. Everyone's a bit shaken but

all well."

On Monday, long lines formed at the airport of Lombok's main town, Mataram, as foreign visitors cut their holidays short.

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Tourists pulled their suitcases past damaged homes and shops as they began their journeys home.

Dutch tourist Marc Ganbuwalba injured his knee as a stampede of diners rushed from a restaurant after the quake.

The 26-year-old, sitting on a trolley with his leg bandaged, said at the airport: "We are cutting short our holiday because I can't walk and we're just not in the mood anymore, more in the mood to see our loved ones.

"We are just thankful to god and also to the hotel staff who really helped us. Some of them said their own houses had been destroyed but they were still helping us."

Gino Poggiali, a 43-year-old Frenchman, who was with his wife and two children, said: "I was at the rooftop of my hotel and the building started swaying very hard. It felt like two metres to the left, then two metres to the right, I could not stand up."

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His wife Maude, 44, told Reuters the family were on Bali for the first quake and Lombok for the second.

She added: "This is it for me in Indonesia. Next time we will stay in France or somewhere close."

Carlos Romartinez, a 24-year-old Spaniard, said he had decided to head instead to the island of Flores to the east.

He said: "All the activities are shut down. We can't dive, we can't do anything so we will go to another island."

Michelle Thompson, an American who was holidaying on one of the Gilis with her husband, described a violent "scramble" to get on boats leaving for the main island.

She said: "People were just throwing their suitcases on board and I had to struggle to get my husband on because he was bleeding."

Her husband was treated for cuts on his head and legs when they arrived back on Lombok.

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The Garuda Indonesia airline said it was adding extra flights from Lombok to help tourists leave, while AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes tweeted that his budget airline would try to lay on extra flights.

A tsunami warning issued in the aftermath covered North Lombok, East and North Bali, the north side of East Java, Southeast Madura, South Kalimantan, and South Sulawesi.

Indonesia sits on the geologically active Pacific Ring of Fire and is regularly hit by earthquakes.

In 2004, an Indian Ocean tsunami killed 226,000 people in 13 countries, including more than 120,000 in Indonesia.

Foreign Office issues guidance for tourists

Britain's Foreign & Commonwealth Office has issued guidance for tourists who are in the earthquake zone.

It said: "On 5 August 2018, the north east of the island of Lombok experienced an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 followed by a number of other smaller earthquakes in the same area.

"Initial reports indicate damage to buildings in Lombok, the Gili Islands and Bali.

"If you’re in the area, you should monitor local media, exercise caution and follow the advice of the local authorities."

The FCO's travel advice page warns: "Indonesia sits along a volatile seismic strip called the ‘Ring of Fire’ in the Pacific.

"Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur regularly, which can present a potential threat of tsunamis.

"The capacity of the Indonesian emergency and rescue services to deal with large natural disasters is limited."

Around 360,000 British nationals visit Indonesia every year, and most visits are trouble free, the FCO says.