Thousands evacuate after Indonesia quake kills 51, cuts roads
Rescuers are still searching cut-off villages as landslides, power outages and communications failures slow aid to more than 5,000 evacuees, officials said.
- A magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 51 people and triggering small tsunami waves across East Nusa Tenggara province.
- Indonesia, an archipelago of 290 million people, straddles the "Pacific Ring of Fire," a seismically active zone where tectonic plates meet. The quake was the nation's worst in years, followed by some 341 aftershocks.
- Disaster agency BNPB reported more than 1,300 homes were damaged, with many residents trapped under rubble. Deputy Health Minister Benjamin Paulus Octavianus confirmed 36 people sustained serious injuries, while 77 others received treatment for minor wounds.
- Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya announced more than 3,500 military and police officers deployed to the region. Around 5,000 people have been evacuated, with thousands in Sikka seeking shelter in makeshift tents and sports arenas.
- "Almost all of Sikka's residents didn't dare stay indoors, so they slept on a porch or a tent outside," deputy regent Simon Sabandi told KompasTV. Australia's tsunami warning centre confirmed there is "no tsunami threat to the Australian mainland, islands or territories.
145 Articles
145 Articles
About 5,000 people were homeless after an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 hit the east of Indonesia, killing at least 53 people, blocking roads and causing landslides, authorities said on Sunday (16). Another 130 people were injured, many with fractures. The Saturday earthquake (15) was the most deadly in the Southeast Asian nation since the earthquake of 2022 that killed hundreds of people in West Java . More than 3,300 people in the Sikka region o…
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia, killing 53 people so far, while thousands more have been forced to evacuate their destroyed homes and seek refuge in temporary shelters.
The earthquake has already left at least 53 dead, 135 injured and 5,000 evacuated
A huge earthquake shakes the East of Indonesia. The day after, the effects become clearer. The number of fatalities is now rising to at least 53. Meanwhile, the search for potential spills continues.
Rutland Herald
abc 7 LARescuers in Indonesia recover 6 more bodies in earthquake aftermath, raising death toll to 53
Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia have recovered six more bodies after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck the day before, bringing the death toll to 53. Thousands have been displaced. The U.S. Geological Survey said the powerful quake hit the Flores region…
By Lex Harvey, Masrur Jamaluddin and Hira Humayun, CNN Rescuers dig through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Indonesia in search of bodies and potential survivors after the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck the country on Saturday and left at least 53 dead.More than 1,300 homes were damaged, more than two-thirds The post The search for survivors following a powerful earthquake that left dozens of dead in Indonesia appeared fir…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 36% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
