地震

(Jakarta, 15th) A strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in the waters near Flores Island in eastern Indonesia on Saturday. An emergency rescue official told AFP that the earthquake had killed at least 20 people. As the full scale of the disaster emerged, rescue official Fatul told AFP that at least 20 people had been confirmed dead on the island, which is popular with tourists, and the dead came from four different towns. Fatul said by phone on the way to the worst-hit Nagko County by boat: "According to the reports we received, 20 people have been killed, 6 people have been injured, and 2 people are still buried under the rubble." After the earthquake, two people were trapped in the rubble in neighboring Manggalai County, and there were still signs of life. Fatul said that the focus of search and rescue efforts will be to find people buried under the rubble, pointing...