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Indonesian mother recounts emergency birth during 7.7-magnitude quake

Indonesian mother recounts emergency birth during 7.7-magnitude quakeWorldPing

As an earthquake tore apart homes, buildings and bridges in eastern Indonesia on Saturday, Maria Florida Nogo Kelen was giving birth to her daughter. The 39-year-old went in for emergency surgery during the quake that killed 68 people.

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