Indonesia Family Finds 84-Year-Old Woman Alive Days After Earthquake
Her family found Paulina Pobi alive on the fourth day after the quake, and officials said more than 900 people were injured.
- On Wednesday, rescuers found Paulina Pobi, an 84-year-old survivor, alive after three days trapped under collapsed bamboo walls following Saturday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia's Flores island.
- The BNPB disaster mitigation agency reported the death toll has risen to 73, with more than 900 people injured and nearly 60,000 displaced by the quake.
- Geological agency BMKG recorded more than 3,000 aftershocks since Saturday, at least 86 strong enough to be felt, while the BNPB stated nearly 400 tonnes of aid have been delivered.
- Pobi's family discovered her on Tuesday, initially believing she had been evacuated to a shelter, finding the paralyzed woman weak but alive, according to local official Rudolfus Riba.
- Many residents remain too afraid to return to damaged homes, wary of further tremors in Indonesia, a nation frequently impacted by seismic activity due to its location on the Pacific 'Ring of Fire.
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Three days after the earthquake on the Indonesian island of Flores, an 84-year-old paralyzed woman was pulled alive from under the rubble of her house on Tuesday. Authorities reported that 73 people died in the earthquake.
The survivor, paralyzed, could not move or speak to call for help. The 7.7 magnitude earthquake caused more than 70 deaths and 900 injuries.
An 84-year-old woman was found alive four days after a strong earthquake destroyed her home on an island in Indonesia, reported a local authority on Wednesday (19). Paulina Pobi was trapped under bamboo walls that broke down with tremor. The number of deaths in the earthquake rose to 73. Study: Global warming is a threat to older people greater than expected Video: Attraction in China shows 'virtual air-conditioning' to relieve heat from visitor…
Indonesia family finds 84-year-old paralysed woman alive days after earthquake
SIKKA, Indonesia: A paralysed 84-year-old woman has been found alive three days after a strong earthquake flattened her home on an Indonesian island, an official said Wednesday (Aug 19), as the death toll rose to 73.
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