Indonesia earthquake and recovery
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Indonesia earthquake death toll rises during recovery efforts
The earthquake occurred as Indonesia marked its 81st Independence Day on Monday.
Thousands of people on Flores camped outside collapsed homes under tarpaulin tents overnight into Monday because of the danger of more aftershocks.
National disaster agency Deputy Chief Abdul Muhari said nearly 5,400 food packages, two field hospital tents, medicines and clothing were being delivered across the disaster zone.
“We have cleared most landslides and reopened roads to previously isolated villages, although communication disruptions and power outages continue to hamper search efforts,”
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia coast
BBC reported the death toll was at least 53.
The governor of East Nusa Tenggara province said several victims were killed in their sleep by collapsing rubble.
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”