Search for Indonesia quake victims underway on Independence Day

Patients are treated in makeshift tents outside the Ben Mboi Manggarai regional hospital in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Ruteng, Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, on Aug 17, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Willy Kurniawan) 17 Aug 2026 11:23AM ENDE, Indonesia: Rescuers in eastern Indonesia will comb through collapsed buildings on Monday (Aug 17) to find anyone who might still be trapped under rubble after a deadly quake that killed at least 53 people, as the country marks its Independence Day reeling from the impact of fresh tremors.Saturday's disaster in the province of East Nusa Tenggara was the country's deadliest since a 2022 quake killed hundreds in West Java. The official death toll was at 53 as of late Sunday.The quake also caused landslides and blocked roads acr