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Earthquake kills at least 53 in Indonesia
The quake left a rising death toll as rescuers faced blocked roads and people buried by landslides.
What happened
An earthquake struck Flores in eastern Indonesia on Saturday, collapsing homes, triggering landslides and blocking roads. Rescue crews searched rubble and landslide debris, while thousands left their homes. Damage and access problems affected several regencies in East Nusa Tenggara province.
Numbers
- 7.7 magnitudeStrength of the earthquake
- At least 53Deaths confirmed in latest reports — Toll may change
- About 5,000People evacuated from affected areas
- More than 1,300Homes damaged by the quake
Questions
- Why did residents evacuate?
- Authorities issued tsunami warnings after the earthquake, prompting residents to flee before the warnings were lifted later that day.
- What made rescue access difficult?
- Landslides blocked roads and left Manggarai, East Manggarai and Nagekeo inaccessible while crews searched for survivors and bodies.
- How were injured residents treated?
- Patients received treatment in tents outside a hospital in the port town of Maumere as health workers transferred patients from ambulances.
- What else lost power?
- Power outages left petrol stations non-operational, while damaged homes forced thousands of residents to evacuate across the affected region.
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The catch
Death, injury and damage totals differed across reports and may change as inaccessible areas are reached.
Access remains limited in some regencies.