{"id":4005,"date":"2026-08-17T08:44:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T08:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=4005"},"modified":"2026-08-17T08:44:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T08:44:45","slug":"search-for-indonesia-quake-victims-underway-on-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=4005","title":{"rendered":"Search for Indonesia quake victims underway on Independence Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ENDE, Indonesia \u2014 Rescuers in eastern Indonesia were combing through collapsed buildings Monday to find anyone who might still be trapped under rubble after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 53 people, as the Southeast Asian nation marks its Independence Day reeling from the impact of fresh tremors.<\/p>\n

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The disaster Saturday in the province of East Nusa Tenggara was the country\u2019s deadliest since a 2022 quake killed hundreds in West Java. The official death toll was at 53 as of late Sunday.<\/p>\n

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The quake also caused landslides and blocked roads across Indonesia\u2019s southernmost province, including the regions of Sikka and Manggarai.<\/p>\n

Thousands were evacuated, with many sheltering in tents outdoors and afraid to return to their homes due to fears of aftershocks.<\/p>\n

There were nearly 1,600 aftershocks in the province as of Monday, local media reported the geophysics agency chief as saying. The agency reported a 5.6 quake in Nagekeo region, near the initial epicenter, on Monday morning.<\/p>\n

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In the parking lot of a damaged health center littered with tents and hospital beds in a village close to the quake-affected Ende region, Firmus Woge, a 64-year-old farmer, was being treated for his asthma, aggravated by the panic setting in as the buildings around him continued to rattle.<\/p>\n

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