Indonesian earthquake survivors recount chaotic escape: ‘house collapsed on me’

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Survivors of a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Indonesia's Flores Island recounted their harrowing escape as their homes collapsed. The quake resulted in at least 48 deaths and dozens injured, prompting ongoing rescue and relief efforts.

Melania Nius was at her husband’s hospital bedside on Indonesia’s Flores Island when a powerful quake shook their town to its core, sending patients fleeing into the chaos outside. Melania, 56, recounted how she prayed as she fought to get her family to safety. “The four of us – my husband, our two children, and I – were on the bed,” when the 7.7-magnitude rattler struck just north of Flores island at around 5.30am on Saturday. At least 48 people were killed in the quake and dozens injured. “The...