BNPB says Flores quake displacement falls to 72,864 by 7 September
Indonesia’s disaster agency says 72,864 people were still in evacuation centres across Flores as of 7 September 2026, down from 179,037 during Preside…
Flores & Beyond
Stories from across Flores and the surrounding islands.
Indonesia Deploys 160 Reserve Health Workers to Flores After Quake
Indonesia’s Health Ministry has deployed a second batch of 160 reserve health workers to four regencies on Flores after the recent earthquake, with th…
Health Ministry seeks Rp1.39 trillion to rebuild quake-hit NTT facilities
Indonesia’s Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has requested around Rp1.39 trillion from the central government to repair and rebuild 165 community h…
Police deliver trauma-healing USEFT session at SDK Sta. Yosefa after Flores quake
Manggarai Barat Police provided trauma-healing and USEFT-based psychosocial support for around 100 students at SDK Sta.
Aftershocks Keep Manggarai Timur Families in Tents Three Weeks After Flores Quake
Three weeks after the 15 August magnitude 7.7 earthquake and tsunami off Flores, families in Manggarai Timur were still spending nights in evacuation…
NTT governor reports aid and field hospitals supporting Flores quake evacuees
East Nusa Tenggara Governor Emanuel Melkiades Laka Lena told President Prabowo Subianto that logistics and health services for Flores earthquake survi…
BNPB: Flores Records 13,156 Earthquakes Between 15 August and 7 September
Indonesia’s disaster agency says Flores recorded 13,156 earthquakes between 15 August and 7 September 2026, with activity starting to decline in the f…
PDIP Deploys Laksamana Malahayati Floating Hospital to Reok
PDIP has deployed the Laksamana Malahayati floating hospital to Kedindi Port in Reok, Manggarai, to provide medical services and relief supplies to co…
Flores earthquake recovery puts road access at top of priority list
Indonesia’s central government has prioritised road access in Flores earthquake recovery, with multiple damaged road sections now functional and broad…
KADIN delivers earthquake aid to 25 sites in West Manggarai
The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) distributed food and emergency supplies to earthquake-affected communities at 25 locations in…
Health Teams Treat 1,550 Earthquake Survivors in East Manggarai
Health workers in East Manggarai treated 1,550 earthquake survivors across remote villages in a 14-day emergency response, with two patients referred…
Kemenag Sends Rp3 Billion, 16 Temporary Classrooms to Flores Quake Victims
Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs says it has delivered Rp3 billion in emergency aid, 16 temporary learning spaces and 100 school kits to Flor…
Religious Affairs Ministry backs Flores quake recovery with aid and counselling
Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs has delivered Rp3 billion in emergency aid and deployed religious counsellors to support communities after t…
Police send sea aid to 234 Nggilat families after road access fails
Police in Manggarai Barat sent food, hygiene supplies and blankets by sea to 234 disaster-affected families in Nggilat village on Wednesday, 2 Septemb…
Families in Flores Dioceses Still Sleeping in Tents After NTT Quake
Caritas Indonesia and local media say families in the dioceses of Ende, Ruteng, Maumere and Labuan Bajo are still sleeping in emergency tents weeks af…