Rescuers dig through rubble and landslides after Indonesia quake kills 51 - AP News

Rescuers dig through rubble and landslides after Indonesia quake kills 51  AP News

Rescue teams search for survivors in Indonesia after powerful earthquake

Searchers dig through collapsed buildings and debris after 7.7 magnitude quake killed at least 47 people Rescue crews dug through collapsed buildings and landslide debris in eastern Indonesia on Sunday as they searched for bodies and possible survivors a day after a powerful earthquake killed at least 47 people, injured more than 100 and displaced thousands. At least 24 people died in Manggarai regency and 17 in neighbouring East Manggarai, with additional fatalities reported in Sikka, Ngada ...

By Associated Press

Indonesia’s magnitude 7.7 quake kills at least 51, displaces thousands

Over 1,300 homes damaged and 5,000 people displaced as Indonesia grapples with one of its deadliest quakes in years.

Indonesian earthquake survivors recount chaotic escape: ‘house collapsed on me’

Melania Nius was at her husband’s hospital bedside on Indonesia’s Flores Island when a powerful quake shook their town to its core, sending patients fleeing into the chaos outside. Melania, 56, recounted how she prayed as she fought to get her family to safety. “The four of us – my husband, our two children, and I – were on the bed,” when the 7.7-magnitude rattler struck just north of Flores island at around 5.30am on Saturday. At least 48 people were killed in the quake and dozens injured. “...

By Agence France-Presse

Indonesian earthquake : Aid reaches Flores as death toll climbs

At least 47 people have been killed after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia, triggering hundreds of aftershocks, widespread destruction and landslides. Rescue operations are underway as remote villages remain difficult to reach and the death toll is expected to rise.

By FRANCE24

Death toll in Indonesia earthquake rises to 51, rescues dig through rubble amid massive devastation

The US Geological Survey said the earthquake hit Indonesia’s Flores region at a depth of 10 kilometers at 5:58 am local time. At least 235 aftershocks followed.

Indonesia Earthquake Death Count Rises To 51, Around 5,000 Evacuated

The earthquake, followed by some 341 aftershocks, is the Southeast Asian nation's worst in years. Hundreds died after a 2022 earthquake in West Java.

Indonesia earthquake leads to thousands evacuated, at least 51 killed, roads blocked

Thirty-six people were seriously injured in the Saturday morning quake in East Nusa Tenggara province, while 77 had minor injuries, Deputy Health Minister Benjamin Paulus Octavianus said.

Thousands evacuate after Indonesia quake kills 51, cuts roads

Thousands of military and police officers have been deployed to East Nusa Tenggara province.

Aid begins arriving for people hit by Indonesia earthquake who are 'still terrified'

Flores was struck by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in 1992 that triggered a tsunami and killed about 2,500 people.

Thousands await aid after deadly Indonesian quake

RUTENG, Indonesia - Help started arriving Sunday for thousands of evacuees on Indonesia's Flores island after a powerful earthquake killed 48 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses and buildings.

Indonesia sifts through rubble as earthquake death toll hits 51

Rescuers in eastern Indonesia recovered four more bodies Sunday after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck the region a day earlier, raising the death toll to 51 as thousands remained...