'Another chance to live': Flores residents recall Indonesia quake panic
- RUTENG, Indonesia: Melania Nius was at her husband's hospital bedside on Indonesia's Flores island when a powerful earthquake shook their town to its core, sending patients fleeing into the chaos outside.
- Melania, 56, recounted how she prayed as she fought to get her family to safety.
- "The four of us - my husband, our two children, and I were on the bed," when the 7.7-magnitude rattler struck just north of Flores island at around 5.30am on Saturday (Aug 15).
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- RUTENG, Indonesia: Melania Nius was at her husband's hospital bedside on Indonesia's Flores island when a powerful earthquake shook their town to its core, sending patients fleeing into the chaos outside.
- Melania, 56, recounted how she prayed as she fought to get her family to safety.
- "The four of us - my husband, our two children, and I were on the bed," when the 7.7-magnitude rattler struck just north of Flores island at around 5.30am on Saturday (Aug 15).
Sources: CNA