Indonesia Family Finds 84-Year-Old Woman Alive Days After Earthquake
Her family found Paulina Pobi alive on the fourth day after the quake, and officials said more than 900 people were injured.
- On Wednesday, rescuers found Paulina Pobi, an 84-year-old survivor, alive after three days trapped under collapsed bamboo walls following Saturday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia's Flores island.
- The BNPB disaster mitigation agency reported the death toll has risen to 73, with more than 900 people injured and nearly 60,000 displaced by the quake.
- Geological agency BMKG recorded more than 3,000 aftershocks since Saturday, at least 86 strong enough to be felt, while the BNPB stated nearly 400 tonnes of aid have been delivered.
- Pobi's family discovered her on Tuesday, initially believing she had been evacuated to a shelter, finding the paralyzed woman weak but alive, according to local official Rudolfus Riba.
- Many residents remain too afraid to return to damaged homes, wary of further tremors in Indonesia, a nation frequently impacted by seismic activity due to its location on the Pacific 'Ring of Fire.
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84-year-old woman found alive inside the rubble ‘Like a miracle,’ three days after Indonesia earthquake
In an inspiring turn of events, an 84-year-old woman named Paulina Pobi was successfully rescued after enduring three harrowing days trapped under rubble in Nitunglea village on Flores island. Against the odds, she survived without sustenance, while rescue teams faced significant obstacles from landslides and damaged infrastructure. This incredible story of survival emerged as a beacon of hope amid the widespread destruction and displacement cau…
A landslide made it difficult for rescue teams to access the village where the octogenarian lived. Despite suffering from paralysis, the woman was rescued without injuries.
An 84-year-old paralyzed woman has been pulled alive from under the rubble in Indonesia. A police chief calls it "unreal" and "almost a miracle" that a survivor of Saturday's earthquake has been found. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7 and caused extensive damage on the island of Flores. The woman, named Paulina Pobi, was buried under the collapsed bamboo walls of her home in the village of Nitunglea on Saturday morning, Indonesian media re…
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The Independent (US)84-year-old woman found alive under rubble three days after Indonesia earthquake
Authorities say she is in good health and there are no injuries
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