Bambe succumbed to severe injuries after receiving intensive care at Poso Regional Public Hospital (RSUD), following the earlier death of 43-year-old Katrin Kande on Sunday night, hospital director Jemy Wololy said.
Currently, two patients remain in intensive care, nine are under surgical treatment, and two have been discharged, Wololy said, adding that patients are being treated in emergency tents due to ongoing aftershock concerns and to ease potential evacuations.
The Poso district government has declared a 14-day emergency response period from August 18 to 31, under Decree No. 100.3.3.2/0580/2025.
The status covers Poso Pesisir, Poso Pesisir Utara, and Poso Pesisir Selatan sub-districts.
The quake also damaged parts of Elim Masani Church in Masani Village during a Sunday morning service.
According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), the quake injured at least 32 people and damaged 45 houses.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, a seismically active zone where several tectonic plates meet, making it prone to frequent earthquakes.
Sulawesi has experienced several major quakes, including a magnitude-7.4 earthquake on Sept. 28, 2018, which struck Central Sulawesi, triggering a tsunami and soil liquefaction in Palu.
That disaster killed 2,102 people, injured more than 4,600, and left 680 missing. Over 68,000 homes were destroyed, and nearly 79,000 people displaced. Many victims were buried in mass graves to prevent disease outbreaks.
Estimated economic losses reached 15.29 trillion rupiahs (USD1 billion).
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