Powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake kills at least 47 in Indonesia

A search and rescue operation is under way to find survivors in Flores, an island in eastern Indonesia.

Nelly Florida Riama, a deputy director for geophysics at Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, warned that while the tsunami warning was over, "aftershocks are still occurring."

At least five people were killed after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian coast early on Saturday. The powerful tremor brought down homes and buildings, triggering widespread panic across a region frequently hit by deadly seismic activity.An initial tsunami alert was lifted when Indonesia’s Meteorolog