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Rescuers in Indonesia recover 6 more bodies in earthquake aftermath, raising death toll to 53

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in eastern Indonesia killed at least 53 people and forced about 5,000 residents into temporary shelters. Injured patients were brought to Ruteng Hospital Sunday after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia the day before. Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia recovered four more bodies as the death toll rose to 51. Thousands have been displaced. A man checks his phone near a building collapsed due to an earthquake, in Reok, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug.

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Scoop News DeskIndonesia · Published Monday, August 17, 2026 at 3:03 AM UTCUpdated Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 2:28 AM UTC

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16, 2026. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) RUTENG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia recovered six more bodies Sunday, a day after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake , authorities said, as many of the thousands of displaced people spent the night outdoors in fear of aftershocks.

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