Rescue teams search for survivors in Indonesia after powerful earthquake
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Key context: <p>Searchers dig through collapsed buildings and debris after 7.7 magnitude quake killed at least 47 people</p><p>Rescue crews dug through collapsed buildings and landslide debris in eastern Indonesia on Sunday as they searched for bodies and possible survivors a day after a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/15/indonesia-earthquake">powerful earthquake</a> killed at least 47 people, injured more than 100 and displaced thousands.</p><p>At least 24 people died in Manggarai regency and 17 in neighbouring East Manggarai, with additional fatalities reported in Sikka, Ngada and Ende regencies, the national disaster management agency said. Rescuers were still searching for people feared buried beneath landslides triggered by the quake across six regencies on Flores, a predominantly Catholic island in Muslim-majority Indonesia.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/16/rescue-teams-search-for-survivors-in-indonesia-after-powerful-earthquake">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Searchers dig through collapsed buildings and debris after 7.7 magnitude quake killed at least 47 peopleRescue crews dug through collapsed buildings and landslide debris in eastern Indonesia on Sunday as they searched for bodies and possible survivors a day after a powerful earthquake killed at least 47 people, injured more than 100 and displaced thousands.At least 24 people died in Manggarai regency and 17 in neighbouring East Manggarai, with additional fatalities reported in Sikka, Ngada and Ende regencies, the national disaster management agency said. Rescuers were still searching for people feared buried beneath landslides triggered by the quake across six regencies on Flores, a predominantly Catholic island in Muslim-majority Indonesia. Continue reading...
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