Businesses reopen after eastern Indonesia earthquake displaced thousands

Businesses reopen after eastern Indonesia earthquake displaced thousands. The development was reported by WRAL.

Businesses reopen after eastern Indonesia earthquake displaced: Latest Details

REO, Indonesia (AP) — Grocery stores, gas stations and other shops reopened Wednesday, four days after a powerful earthquake killed at least 70 people, injured nearly 1,200 others and damaged thousands of homes.

Debris covered streets and searchers continued to dig in the rubble for possible victims, while more than 40,000 people remained in tents, evacuation centers and makeshift shelters. The earthquake struck shortly before 6 a.m.

Saturday off Flores, a remote island in East Nusa Tenggara province and caused widespread destruction across the island, damaging at least 11,925 homes, 182 health facilities, 653 schools, 184 government offices and 173 places of worship, according to the National Disaster Management Agency and other officials.