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‘Like a miracle’: 84-year-old woman pulled alive from rubble three days after Indonesian quake

The Guardian August 20, 2026 7 views
‘Like a miracle’: 84-year-old woman pulled alive from rubble three days after Indonesian quake

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A landslide triggered by the quake had blocked access to the village where Paulina Pobi had lived, leaving her buried under the collapsed remains

An 84-year-old woman has been discovered alive in the flattened remains of her home three days after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Indonesia, authorities have confirmed.

The 7.7-magnitude quake struck off Indonesia’s Flores island on Saturday morning, killing at least 73 people, injuring more than 900 people and displacing nearly 60,000 others.

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