Palu, Aug. 19 -- The death toll from Sunday's 5.8-magnitude earthquake in Central Sulawesi's Poso District has risen to two after a second victim, Ernius Bambe, 57, died early Tuesday.

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...