REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NORTH LOMBOK -- The death toll from the powerful magnitude-7 earthquake in the Indonesian island of Lombok rose to 108 as of 00:00 Wednesday, Chief of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Willem Rampangilei said after a coordination meeting on the handling of Lombok quake on Tuesday.

"The number of injured reaches 134," Rampangilei said.

Rampangilei predicted the number of injured may increase. He revealed that as many as 50 patients have undergone operation. In total, 87 patients will have to undergo operation.

"The remaining 37 patients are waiting for facilities to have open and closed bone operations," he said.

The challenge facing medical workers is the higher number of patients who are traumatized to stay indoors in the aftermath of a powerful magnitude 7 quake, he said.

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"They are still traumatized. Most of them are not willing to stay at building while they are undergoing operation or after they have undergone operation. They want to be treated outdoors," he said.

He said a joint medical team continued to find and rescue victims who are still trapped beneath the debris of damaged buildings. Two hardest-hit areas were Lading-Lading and Bangsal.

"Two units of heavy-duty equipment have been mobilized in Lading-Lading, while rescue workers are still trying (to find victims) in Bangsal," he said.

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