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JAKARTA, Indonesia — A series of powerful earthquakes at dawn killed at least three people in remote eastern Indonesia on Sunday, cutting power lines and badly damaging buildings.
A 7.6-magnitude quake struck at 4:43 a.m. local time about 85 miles from Manokwari, Papua, at a depth of 22 miles, the U.S. Geological Agency said. It was followed by a 7.5 aftershock.
Three bodies were found, including a 10-year-old girl, hospital director Hengky Tewu told The Associated Press. Another 19 patients were treated for assorted other injuries.
Papua police chief Maj. Gen. Bagus Ekodanto said he received reports that a hotel and rice warehouse had been “destroyed,” but he did not know whether anyone had died at either location.
