7.7-Magnitude Earthquake

Caritas Indonesia has mobilized dioceses, parishes and volunteers to assist communities affected by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Flores Island in eastern Indonesia early Saturday, August 15.

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Flores Island in eastern Indonesia early Saturday, August 15, killing at least 20 people, injuring several others and triggering a temporary tsunami warning as authorities launched rescue and emergency operations.