‘Like a miracle’: 84-year-old woman pulled alive from rubble three days after Indonesian quake
A landslide triggered by the quake had blocked access to the village where Paulina Pobi had lived, leaving her buried under the collapsed remains
TL;DR
- An 84-year-old woman survived for three days buried in her collapsed home after an Indonesian earthquake.
- The 7.7-magnitude quake killed at least 73 people, injured over 900, and displaced nearly 60,000.
- A landslide blocked access to the woman's village, delaying her discovery.
- Aid is being distributed, but damaged roads and terrain slow the process.
- Indonesia is located on the geologically active Pacific 'Ring of Fire', leading to frequent earthquakes.