Thousands await aid after deadly Indonesian quake
Thousands of evacuees waited for help Sunday on Flores island in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) after a powerful earthquake killed 48 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses and buildings.
Thousands of evacuees gathered for aid on Flores island in East Nusa Tenggara after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed 48 people and injured dozens, damaging hundreds of homes on Saturday. The quake was followed by 341 aftershocks in the following hours. Some 5,000 residents fled their homes, with many left without electricity or communications.
At least 101 people were reported injured, and 914 houses were severely damaged. The death toll rose by one from Saturday night to Sunday morning. The affected areas have few high-rise buildings. The East Nusa Tenggara provincial government is processing a decree to establish emergency response status for the next 14 days. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is preparing to bring aid to thousands in temporary shelters, and the European Union offered support from its Copernicus Earth observation satellites.
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