WorldA powerful 7.7 earthquake in Indonesia killed at least 68 people, injured more than 200 and damaged thousands of homes. The Saturday morning quake collapsed buildings onto parked cars, reduced homes to rubble and blocked roads with trees and boulders, leaving thousands waiting for aid.
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WorldDays after a powerful earthquake devastated East Nusa Tenggara, thousands remain displaced and say aid is slow to reach the hardest-hit areas. Riung residents lack food, medicine and clean water. Some communities receive rice and oil, while families elsewhere sleep beneath torn plastic sheets as trucks pass without stopping.
WorldMedical evacuations by helicopter are underway in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara as thousands of earthquake survivors wait for aid.
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WorldIn Ruteng, one of the areas hardest hit by Indonesia’s powerful earthquake, a badly damaged hospital is treating nearly 200 patients in tents set up in a car park. Survivors recount being trapped under debris and losing relatives and homes, while doctors face shortages of medicine, equipment and staff. Villagers say government aid has yet to arrive and many are sleeping under makeshift plastic shelters.
SocietyMaria Florida Nogo Kelen gave birth to her daughter as a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia. Doctors carried out emergency surgery by flashlight, fearing she could suffer a fatal seizure without immediate treatment.
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WorldA magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia last week, killing dozens, injuring hundreds and damaging more than 900 buildings. Nearly 13,000 people have been displaced, many still living in tents while rescue teams work and hospitals treat the injured.
HealthA 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.
WorldTourists are returning to Labuan Bajo days after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake killed 54 people and forced at least 5,000 to evacuate. Authorities have declared a provincial emergency and warned that aftershocks may occur.
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WorldA magnitude 7.7 earthquake in eastern Indonesia killed at least 53 people and forced about 5,000 residents into temporary shelters. The aftermath shows extensive damage.
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WorldA powerful earthquake near Indonesia’s Flores Island has killed at least 53 people and displaced about 5,000. Many survivors are sleeping under trees or in makeshift tents while awaiting tarpaulins, food, water and children’s supplies. Hospitals are working from tents as authorities coordinate support during a two-week emergency period.
WorldA magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Indonesia killed dozens of people and forced about 5,000 others to evacuate. Buildings were destroyed and landslides occurred, prompting authorities to declare an emergency.
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WorldInjured people were taken to Ruteng Hospital on Sunday and treated in tents outside after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia the previous day. Rescue teams in the country’s east recovered four more bodies, raising the death toll to 51, while thousands were displaced.
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WorldA powerful earthquake in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province damaged buildings and displaced thousands. At least 5,000 people are sheltering in emergency facilities, while authorities prioritise food, clean water, medicine and tents. Search-and-rescue teams and emergency supplies have been deployed to the hardest-hit areas.
WorldA powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake off Indonesia’s coast on Saturday killed 51 people and triggered widespread panic. A Catholic university building in Ruteng was heavily damaged, while rescuers continued digging through debris from a quake-triggered landslide for people feared buried.
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WorldAt least 47 people have died after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia. Hundreds of aftershocks caused widespread destruction and landslides, while rescue teams work to reach remote villages and the death toll is expected to rise.
WorldAt least 47 people died after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia, followed by dozens of aftershocks, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency’s latest statement.
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WorldA magnitude-7.7 earthquake in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province has killed at least 47 people and forced about 2,000 to evacuate. Powerful aftershocks followed shaking that lasted at least a minute, keeping many families outside their homes. Authorities are delivering food, water, blankets and tents as dozens of buildings remain severely damaged.
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WorldRescue operations are underway in eastern Indonesia after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake near Flores Island killed at least 40 people. Some people are believed to remain trapped beneath collapsed buildings, while six were reported injured. Strong aftershocks continue to shake the region.
WorldAfter returning from Indonesia, journalist Jamie Smith-Maillet assesses the damage from the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the Flores region. Rescue teams are trying to pull survivors from the rubble as an aftershock hits, fuelling fears of further casualties.
WorldA powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Flores Island, killing people, damaging buildings and triggering a tsunami warning that was later lifted. DW examines why Indonesia is vulnerable to major earthquakes and reviews recent powerful quakes around the Pacific Rim.
WorldThe U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Flores region at 5:58 a.m. local time at a depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter was 68 kilometers north-northwest of Ende in East Nusa Tenggara province, followed by several aftershocks.
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WorldA magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Flores region, killing at least 38 people and injuring six. Rescuers are searching collapsed buildings for survivors, while aftershocks, power outages and widespread destruction hinder the operation.
WorldIndonesia’s disaster mitigation agency says at least 20 people died after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck early Saturday. Others suffered injuries of varying severity, while the figures remain preliminary. The quake and dozens of aftershocks damaged buildings as search and rescue operations continued.
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