700 people are trapped on a volcano in Indonesia

At least 14 people were killed and 160 injured when a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Lombok Island on Sunday — and nearly 700 were stranded on a volcano.

Lombok is a popular tourist destination close to Bali, and the initial quake was followed by about 60 smaller tremors as well as landslides on Mount Rinjani, a popular hiking spot. Falling rocks and dust clouds made hikers unable to climb down the volcano, so search and rescue operations are gradually evacuating them.

As of Monday, about 150 people are still on the mountain proper, while another 500 are stuck in a village on the slopes and dozens more are in a nearby town. At least one hiker was killed.

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"I saw landslides and there were some people falling down," said Tipatai Phusit, a Thai hiker who was able to get off the mountain after the quake struck. "After that, I was falling down there too."