An earthquake village's only doctor | ABC NEWS

For 36 hours after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Indonesia, Dr Melinda Bella was the only general doctor in Dampek treating the injured.

With the local clinic damaged and patients still arriving, she says she was overwhelmed.

At least 70 people were killed and nearly 1,200 injured after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck north of Flores, Indonesia, on Saturday, August 15. More than 40,000 people have been displaced and nearly 12,000 homes damaged.

By Indonesia correspondent Tim Swanston and Ari Wu.

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