‘Like a miracle’: 84-year-old woman pulled alive from rubble three days after Indonesian quake

A landslide triggered by the quake had blocked access to the village where Paulina Pobi had lived, leaving her buried under the collapsed remains An 84-year-old woman has been discovered alive in the flattened remains of her home three days after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Indonesia , authorities have confirmed. The 7.7-magnitude quake struck off Indonesia’s Flores island on Saturday morning, killing at least 73 people, injuring more than 900 people and displacing nearly 60,000 others. A landslide triggered by the quake had blocked access to Nitunglea village where Paulina Pobi, 84, lived, leaving the elderly woman buried for three days under the collapsed bamboo walls of her home until Tuesday. She was just a bit weak because she hadn’t eaten or drunk anything for days.” “It feels unreal, almost like a miracle.” Grocery stores, petrol stations and other shops have begun to reopen on the island, but debris still covers streets and searchers continue to dig in the rubble for possible victims .

Missing media or need the complete publisher report? Open The Guardian World ↗