Death toll from M7.7 Indonesia quake rises to 68 as search continues

JAKARTA - The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rattled Indonesia reached 68 on Monday while the search for victims continued, authorities said.

Most of the casualties were found in the central part of Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara Province, according to a National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman. The magnitude 7.7 quake struck off the coast of the island early Saturday morning.