Magnitude 5.9 aftershock strikes Indonesia’s Flores as quake death toll rises to 53

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A 5.9 magnitude aftershock struck Indonesia's Flores region following a larger 7.7 magnitude quake two days earlier, raising the death toll to 53. Rescue teams are actively recovering bodies as thousands remain displaced, highlighting ongoing humanitarian challenges.

⁠An ⁠earthquake of magnitude ‌5.9 struck Indonesia’s Flores region ⁠on Monday, the ‌German Research ‌Centre for Geosciences ⁠said, ⁠hitting ‌at a ‌depth ‌of ‌10km (six miles). The aftershock comes two days after a magnitude 7.7 quake shook six regencies on Flores, a predominantly Catholic island in the Muslim-majority country. Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia recovered six more bodies on Sunday, raising the death toll to 53, authorities said, as many of the thousands of displaced people spent...