# Earthquake-hit hospital in Ruteng treats patients in tents amid equipment shortages

https://mins.news/en/video/23942

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-17 07:59 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETTaXVLQKj0

> A hospital severely damaged by an earthquake in Ruteng, Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province, has evacuated patients to a tent facility in its car park. Elderly patients and a two-month-old baby are receiving care outdoors amid intense daytime heat and colder nights.

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