Powerful earthquake kills at least 38 in eastern Indonesia

Quake struck Flores region early on Saturday, prompting thousands to seek higher ground for fear of a tsunami A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, killing at least 38 people, causing widespread panic and collapsing buildings and homes in a region prone to deadly seismic events. Authorities issued a tsunami warning, which has since been lifted, but there have been dozens of aftershocks, including one of magnitude of 6.1. Indonesian authorities said that…