# ‘Like a miracle’: 84-year-old woman rescued alive from rubble three days after Indonesian quake

https://mins.news/en/item/26808

- The Guardian, 2026-08-20 00:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/20/indonesia-earthquake-flores-miracle-rescue-elderly-woman-found-alive-in-rubble

> Paulina Pobi, 84, was found alive beneath her collapsed home in Flores three days after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia. The quake has killed at least 73 people, injured more than 900 and displaced nearly 60,000. Aftershocks and damaged roads continue to hinder relief work.

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