Indonesia earthquake: rescuers search for survivors

Rescue workers have been attempting to reach suvivors of a powerful earthquake that hit the Indonesian island of Flores in the early hours of Saturday morning. Around fifty people have died and some five thousand have been evacuated from their homes.

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Photo: A man cries outside his family house that was damaged by the earthquake in Indonesia Credit: EPA/Shutterstock