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AsiaPac · 2 hrs ago

Two dead after magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia

At least two people died after an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 and dozens of aftershocks struck off eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, the authorities said.Tsunami waves of less than 1 metre (3 feet) were recorded in several areas of the Southeast Asian nation. The tsunami warning was lifted about three hours after the quake.In addition to the deaths of at least two, one person was injured in Sikka Regency, the disaster mitigation agency BNPB said in a statement.Parts of a building collapsed into dust and rubble as people screamed and ran in the street, a video on Facebook, verified by Reuters as being at a port in Maumere, showed. It is the main town in Sikka Regency on Flores Island in the east of Indonesia's vast archipelago.Strong shaking was felt across East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa
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