Rescuers in Indonesia recover 6 more bodies in earthquake aftermath, raising death toll to 53
August 16, 2026
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RUTENG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia recovered six more bodies Sunday, a day after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake, raising the death toll to 53, authorities said, as thousands of displaced people spent the night outdoors in fear of aftershocks.
Rescuers dug through debris looking for anyone buried beneath landslides triggered by the quake across six regencies on Flores, a predominantly Catholic island in the Muslim-majority country.
They focused on three regencies that remained inaccessible: hardest-hit Manggarai, East Manggarai and Nagekeo.
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