THOUSANDS of people were still waiting for aid on the Indonesian island of Flores as the country celebrated its 81st Independence Day today, days after a powerful earthquake killed at least 54 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of homes and other buildings.Many residents spent the day mourning victims, searching for loved ones and waiting for aid to arrive to communities still cut off by the deadly quake.More than 1,300 homes were damaged when the quake struck East Nusa Tenggara province on Saturday.

THOUSANDS of people were still waiting for aid on the Indonesian island of Flores as the country celebrated its 81st Independence Day today, days after a powerful earthquake killed at least 54 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of homes and other buildings.

Many residents spent the day mourning victims, searching for loved ones and waiting for aid to arrive to communities still cut off by the deadly quake.

More than 1,300 homes were damaged when the quake struck East Nusa Tenggara province on Saturday.

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