A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia's Flores island before dawn Saturday, killing at least 47 people and damaging hundreds of buildings across several provinces including Manggarai and East Manggarai.
A tsunami warning triggered self-evacuation by roughly 2,000 people before being lifted three hours later when no significant sea level rise was detected. Rescue teams worked through landslide-blocked roads to reach trapped survivors while a second, magnitude 6.9 quake struck elsewhere in Indonesia the same day.
Officials say the mountainous, remote terrain will slow the full damage assessment, with over 150 homes and numerous schools, clinics, and places of worship already reported severely damaged.
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