A huge earthquake has rocked the Indonesian island of Bali killing at least 39 people, including a child.
Panicked holidaymakers and locals rushed into the streets amid fears buildings would collapse as the magnitude-7 quake hit at 7.45pm local time.
Around 80 children have been left homeless as shocking pictures from the Indonesian island show the damage caused to buildings by the tremors.
The earthquake, which sparked a tsunami warning that was later stood down, struck at the same location that was hit by a 6.4-magnitude quake that killed 14 people last week.
Model Christine Teigen and Take That star Gary Barlow were among numerous people sharing their horror experiences in the aftermath.
Patients were rushed out of hospitals over fears the walls would cave in during the earthquake.
Power cuts were affecting most of the island of Lombok, media cited the head of the local disaster mitigation agency as
saying.
'Everything started shaking and people ran'
Charlotte Neal, who is on holiday in Uluwatu, said: “I was sitting on the edge of a cliff face at Uluwatu, at Single Fin cafe, and everything started shaking. We could see our drinks were moving and people started to run.
There was some confusion about what happened, and the DJ said ‘everybody calm down, it was just a small earthquake’.
“Some people at the party hadn’t realised what had happened, but we heard there had been a tsunami warning.
“People in Bali carried on as normal after.
“We are expecting after shocks over the next few hours.”
At least 19 dead including one-year-old baby
An Indonesian official told the AFP news agency 19 people, including a one-year-old child, had been killed, with dozens injured - but there are further unconfirmed reports that up 31 people may be dead.
Earthquake hit just week after magnitude 6.4 quake shook area
The earthquake hit just one week after a magnitude-6.4 quake hit Lombok on July 29, killing 16 people.
At least 16 people died and more than 330 were injured, according to the latest estimates.
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