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Twenty killed as powerful earthquake strikes Indonesia

At least 20 people died when a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia on Saturday. Rescue workers near the port town of Maumere found 20 dead, six injured and two trapped under rubble, said Fathur Rahman, head of the city's rescue agency. Maumere is the main town in Sikka Regency, on Flores Island. Emergency personnel have not yet reached Nagekeo, the region closest to the…

Twenty killed as powerful earthquake strikes Indonesia

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