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Aftershocks rock Indonesia's lombok as quake death toll tops 300

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The death toll from a devastating earthquake on the Indonesian island of lombok jumped to 319, as strong aftershocks triggered panic among traumatised survivors waiting for aid in the worst-hit regions. The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake Sunday levelled tens of thousands of homes, mosques and businesses across lombok, with relief agencies only just starting to reach survivors in some of the worst-hit areas four days later.