The 6.2-magnitude earthquake, Indonesia’s third deadly disaster in a week, struck Sulawesi island, flattening a hospital, destroying homes and setting off landslides. At least 34 people were killed and hundreds more injured, the country's disaster mitigation agency said.

A Sriwijaya Airplane with 62 passengers aboard crashed shortly after taking off from Jakarta, said the Head of Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee, Suryanto Cahyono.