At least 47 dead in eastern Indonesia after magnitude 7.7 quake
Rescuers recovered 47 bodies and searched remote villages as landslides, power outages and communication disruptions slowed aid deliveries, officials said.
- On Saturday, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Flores Island, killing 48 people and damaging hundreds of buildings as thousands of evacuees now await emergency aid.
- Located along the Pacific "Ring of Fire," Flores remains prone to seismic activity; the island previously endured a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in 1992 that killed about 2,500 people, and this latest tremor triggered 341 aftershocks.
- At least 914 houses were severely damaged, along with dozens of public facilities, while the government deployed 50,000 aid packages weighing 275 tonnes to support affected communities.
- The East Nusa Tenggara provincial government is processing a decree to establish an emergency response status for the next 14 days, said Berton Suar Pelita Panjaitan, spokesman for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency .
- BNPB head Suharyanto deploys helicopters, planes, and ships for ongoing search and rescue operations; authorities urge residents to avoid damaged buildings, as it remains impossible to predict when aftershocks will end.
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A huge earthquake shakes the island of Flores. The day after, the consequences become clearer: more dead are to be lamented, thousands of people have had to flee.
Maumere. The number of deaths from the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck the north coast of Flores Island in Indonesia rose to 47, while the emergency teams continue to search and rescue for potential survivors in the rubble, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported yesterday.
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News & RecordLarge earthquake in Indonesia leaves dozens dead
JAKARTA — At least 47 people were killed after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake and dozens of aftershocks struck off eastern Indonesia on Saturday, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said in its latest statement.
Rescuers in Indonesia have been searching for survivors of Saturday's massive earthquake, which left at least 47 people dead. The 7.7-magnitude quake struck the island of Flores shortly before 5am on Friday and had a depth of 15km, Indonesia's meteorology and geophysics agency said. Initial reports showed more than 900 homes and hundreds of other buildings were severely damaged by the quake and 341 aftershocks, the National Disaster Management A…
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