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Thousands evacuated after Indonesia quake kills 53

TimesLIVE News · 16 August 2026 at 07:47

Thousands evacuated after Indonesia quake kills 53

About 5,000 people have been evacuated after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia, triggering landslides and damaging more than 1,300 homes

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