Editing Lombok (section)

=== 2018 earthquakes ===
The [[July 2018 Lombok earthquake]] killed 20 people and injured hundreds more. The earthquake caused significant damage to Lombok island and was the foreshock of a larger earthquake that followed eight days later.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 August 2018 |title=Korban Jiwa Gempa Lombok Bertambah Jadi 20 Orang |language=id |trans-title=Lombok Earthquake Death Toll Increases To 20 People |work=Liputan6.com |url=https://www.liputan6.com/news/read/3610277/korban-jiwa-gempa-lombok-bertambah-jadi-20-orang |access-date=2018-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=30 July 2018 |title=Asia Pacific: Multiple Disasters Affect Millions in the Region |language=en |work=ReliefWeb |publisher=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/lao-peoples-democratic-republic/asia-pacific-multiple-disasters-affect-millions-region |access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref> The [[5 August 2018 Lombok earthquake]] had a [[moment magnitude]] of 7.0, and it caused catastrophic damage to North Lombok and also caused damage to nearby [[Bali]]. In total, it caused over 550 deaths and more than 7000 were injured.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lamb |first=Kate |date=6 August 2018 |title=Indonesia Earthquake: At Least 91 Dead After Quake Strikes Lombok and Bali |language=en |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/05/powerful-earthquake-strikes-indonesia-killing-at-least-three |access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref> Another Lombok earthquake occurred on [[19 August 2018 Lombok earthquake|19 August 2018]], killing 13 people and damaging 1800 buildings.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 August 2018 |title=Quake Swarm Jolts Indonesian Islands, Killing at Least 13 |language=en |work=Bangkok Post |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/1525142/quake-swarm-jolts-indonesian-islands-killing-at-least-13}}</ref>

Initially, the Indonesian [[BNPB|National Board for Disaster Management]] refused international aid, claiming "earthquakes did not constitute a national emergency" and that locals were capable enough to respond without help.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bimal |first=Paul |date=22 September 2018 |title=Lombok Earthquakes Reveal that Indonesia's Disaster Management Is Shaky |url=https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2018/09/22/lombok-earthquakes-reveal-that-indonesias-disaster-management-is-shaky/ |access-date=22 September 2018 |website=East Asia Forum |language=en}}</ref> However, the infrastructure for disaster management and relief was not adequately in place in and around Lombok; therefore, the first responders to the disaster were stretched local government agencies such as police & military personnel, domestic and foreign volunteers and business owners in the parts of Lombok that were less affected by the quakes, including the Gili islands. Small scale international fundraising initiatives were organised through social networks and the web to help source basic resources such as food & clean water,<ref>{{Cite press release |title=More Lifesaving Aid Needed Urgently as A Third Big Earthquake Hits Lombok |date=9 August 2018 |publisher=Oxfam International |url=https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/more-lifesaving-aid-needed-urgently-third-big-earthquake-hits-lombok |language=en |access-date=9 August 2018}}</ref> and begin assisting with temporary and permanent shelter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2020 |title=Lombok Earthquake |url=https://www.gilibookings.com/blog/lombok-earthquake |access-date=30 November 2020 |website=Gilibookings.com |language=en}}</ref> This was vital in the early stages of the disaster, before larger scale government assistance arrived.