Minister ensures disaster funds ready for NTT earthquake

Tents set up amid the rubble of collapsed hospitals are serving as makeshift emergency rooms for injured patients.

The tremor comes days after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck six regencies in eastern Flores Island, leaving a trail of destruction across East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province.

More than 12,000 people displaced by a deadly 7.7-magnitude earthquake in eastern Indonesia were awaiting urgent aid on Monday as they sheltered at schools, police stations and government offices, while many remained stranded outside.

The 7.7-magnitude quake early on Saturday killed 53 people and injured more than 100.