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At least 53 people have been killed and some 5,000 displaced by the initial quake, which struck at a depth of just 15km There are hundreds of disaster victims in Dampek village - but only one doctor. When a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Flores on Saturday, this area was among the worst-hit. Health facilities were toppled, electricity networks cut, and after two days aftershocks still rattled the makeshift shelters while inside, medical supplies rapidly diminished. "I am the only doctor here with hundreds of victims. I truly cannot cope," read an urgent appeal from Dr Melinda, the sole physician at the now-decimated Dampek Health Centre, on Sunday. "I have not had any rest since yesterday because casualties keep arriving around the clock." It is a problem that is playing out across Flores, as aid disruptions and ongoing tremors fuel fears among thousands of displaced survivors. Refugees are sleeping outdoors through sweltering days and frigid nights for fear that more buildings may collapse.
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It is the country's deadliest quake since 2022, when hundreds of people were killed in West Java.
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At least 53 people have been killed and some 5,000 displaced by the initial quake, which struck at a depth of just 15km There are hundreds of disaster victims in Dampek village - but only one doctor. When a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Flores on Saturday, this area was among the worst-hit. Health facilities were toppled, electricity networks cut, and after two days aftershocks still rattled the makeshift shelters while inside, medical supplies rapidly diminished. "I am the only doctor here with hundreds of victims. I truly cannot cope," read an urgent appeal from Dr Melinda, the sole physician at the now-decimated Dampek Health Centre, on Sunday. "I have not had any rest since yesterday because casualties keep arriving around the clock." It is a problem that is playing out across Flores, as aid disruptions and ongoing tremors fuel fears among thousands of displaced survivors. Refugees are sleeping outdoors through sweltering days and frigid nights for fear that more buildings may collapse.
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