Thousands in Indonesia await aid after quake kills 68, overshadowing Independence Day

A powerful earthquake hit Flores island, killing at least 68 people and injuring more than 200 others while damaging over 1,300 homes across East Nusa Tenggara province. Amid this devastation, thousands of residents waited for essential aid as Indonesia marked its Independence Day. Authorities deployed military and police personnel to the disaster zone and established emergency field hospitals in the worst-hit towns.