Indonesia earthquake death toll rises to 53 as rescuers search landslides

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia, killing at least 53 people and forcing around 5,000 to evacuate.

Thousands of evacuees on Indonesia's Flores island began receiving aid on Sunday after a 7.7-magnitude quake killed 48 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses and buildings.

More than 3,300 residents in the Sikka region self-evacuated or sought shelter in sports arenas and makeshift tarp tents due to fear of aftershocks and rising coastal tides.

An Indonesian healthcare worker filmed patients being treated in makeshift tents outside Ruteng General Hospital after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake damaged the facility.