{"id":4681,"date":"2026-08-16T04:12:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T04:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4681"},"modified":"2026-08-16T04:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T04:12:30","slug":"thousands-evacuate-after-indonesia-quake-kills-51-cuts-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4681","title":{"rendered":"Thousands evacuate after Indonesia quake kills 51, cuts roads"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>By Arnold Welianto and Stanley Widianto<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>SIKKA, Indonesia, Aug 16 (Reuters) &#8211; Around 5,000 people have been evacuated after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake smashed an area in eastern Indonesia, killing at least 51, blocking roads and causing landslides, authorities said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4679\">Weather alert active for Barnwell County Saturday evening \u2013 gusts as high as 50 mph<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Thirty-six people were seriously injured in the Saturday morning quake in East Nusa Tenggara province, while 77 had minor injuries, Deputy Health Minister Benjamin Paulus Octavianus told a televised meeting.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The quake, followed by some 341 aftershocks, is the Southeast Asian nation&#8217;s worst in years. 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