Indonesia Quake Kills 68
A 7.7-magnitude quake in Indonesia killed at least 68 and left thousands awaiting aid.
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Thousands of people on Indonesia’s Flores island were still waiting for aid on Monday after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake on Saturday killed at least 68 people and injured more than 200. The quake in East Nusa Tenggara damaged more than 4,500 homes, 252 schools and 122 houses of worship, and forced about 19,000 people into temporary shelters. Aftershocks and landslides blocked roads and slowed searches through collapsed buildings. In Dampek village, hundreds of victims had only one doctor after health facilities were toppled and electricity cut.
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