At least 20 people died after a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake and dozens of aftershocks
struck eastern Indonesia on Saturday, according to a rescue agency.
Emanuel
Melkiades Laka Lena, the governor of East Nusa Tenggara Province, informed a press
conference that the five victims died when collapsing rubble fell on them while
they were sleeping.
While the national
disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) initially reported a toll of one dead and four
injured, the governor’s count indicated a highe...
