Magnitude-7.7 quake kills at least 20 in Indonesia

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At least 20 people have died after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Flores Island on Saturday, damaging homes and public buildings and forcing thousands of residents to evacuate.

Rescue teams faced blocked roads and communication outages as they tried to reach communities near the epicentre.

Rescuers around Maumere, the main town in Sikka Regency, had recovered 20 bodies, while six people were injured and two remained trapped under rubble, Fathur Rahman, head of the city’s rescue agency, told https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/magnitude-69-earthquake-strikes-off-coast-indonesia-emsc-says-2026-08-14/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reuters.