Lombok declares malaria emergency

By Agustinus Beo da Costa
Updated September 15 2018 - 8:11pm, first published 8:10pm
The earthquake-battered Indonesian island of Lombok is now battling an outbreak of malaria.
The earthquake-battered Indonesian island of Lombok is now battling an outbreak of malaria.

Indonesia's tourist island of Lombok is battling malaria, authorities say, declaring a health emergency after a series of earthquakes in July and August forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.

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