Three killed as earthquake hits Indonesian island

Recuers search for survivors among the ruin of a building damaged by an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sulawesi island just after midnight, causing landslides and sending people fleeing from their homes in the nighttime darkness. (AP Photo/Sadly Ashari Said)

At least three people were killed and 24 others injured after an earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, causing landslides and sending people fleeing from their homes.

In a video released by the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, a girl trapped in the wreckage of a house cried out for help and said her mother was alive but unable to move out. “Please help me, it’s hurt,” the girl told rescuers, who replied that they desperately wanted to help her.