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Five dead after magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia

Five dead after magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia

By GhanaSummary NewsroomSouth Africa

Strong shaking was felt across East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara and parts of South Sulawesi, and residents in several areas reported shaking lasting about one minute, BNPB said in a statement.

A hospital in the district of Ende in East Nusa Tenggara Province was moving patients outside, Kompas TV footage showed, and reported at least one landslide.

The governor of East Nusa Tenggara Province, Emanuel Melkiades Laka Lena, told a press conference the five people died from collapsing rubble as they slept.

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