The three Gili Islands seen from above from a plane. Photo: Getty ImagesA Dunedin couple were among the thousands of tourists caught up in the confusion and panic as they waited to be evacuated from a small island near the coast of Lombok, after the powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck on Sunday. Trevor Deaker and his partner Mark Borrie were on holiday on the island of Gili Trawangan, just northwest of Lombok, when the earthquake struck. After sleeping on the beach, the couple joined thousands of other tourists packed on to the island's beaches waiting to be evacuated. Indonesian authorities estimated at least 2700 people had been evacuated from the Gili islands since Monday.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 07, 2018 16:34 UTC