AFP, Jakarta

The death toll from a 6.5-magnitude earthquake that rocked Indonesia’s remote Maluku islands has risen to 23, the disaster agency said yesterday, as more than 15,000 people were evacuated to shelters. More than 100 people were also injured. Hundreds of houses, offices, schools and public facilities have also been damaged in the disaster. Authorities have set up emergency tents and public kitchen for the evacuees in several districts.