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Indonesia earthquake kills at least 7, causes buildings to collapse in Sulawesi island
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island killed at least seven people and injured hundreds on Friday, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said, as panicked residents fled to safer areas after many buildings including a hotel were damaged.Initial information from officials showed that four people had died and 637 others were injured in Majene, while there were three more fatalities and two dozen injured in the the neighbouring province of Mamuju.The quake was felt strongly…