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Indonesia earthquake and recovery
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FIRST ENTRY AUG 16
AUG 16 · Day 1
Indonesia earthquake death toll rises during recovery efforts
Muhari said two emergency field hospitals were set up in the town of Ruteng after local hospitals were damaged.
Authorities recorded 1,576 aftershocks into Monday, of which only 54 were felt by residents.
By Monday, two days after the quake, the death toll had risen to at least 68, with more than 200 people injured.
“We have cleared most landslides and reopened roads to previously isolated villages, although communication disruptions and power outages continue to hamper search efforts,”
FATHUR RAHMAN
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AUG 15
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia coast
The governor of East Nusa Tenggara province said several victims were killed in their sleep by collapsing rubble.
BBC reported the death toll was at least 53.
Deputy Health Minister Benjamin Paulus Octavianus said 36 people were seriously injured and 77 suffered minor injuries in East Nusa Tenggara province.
“meeting basic needs and providing logistics for evacuees has become one of the top priorities of the emergency response”
NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY
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