Undana medical teams treat patients in isolated Manggarai villages after quake
Undana said its medical teams treated 40 outpatients in Lehot and up to 200 patients in Bangkaruang as they reached isolated Manggarai communities aft…
Flores & Beyond
Stories from across Flores and the surrounding islands.
Indonesia explores desalination for quake-hit Palue Island
Indonesia is exploring reverse osmosis desalination to supply drinking water to Palue Island in East Nusa Tenggara after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake da…
Nineteen primary health centres still not fully operating after Flores quake
Nineteen of 169 primary health centres in seven earthquake-affected regencies in Flores had not resumed full operations by 26 August 2026, according t…
Bank Indonesia Sends 32.5 Tons of Aid to Flores Earthquake Victims
Bank Indonesia delivered 32.5 tons of humanitarian aid for Flores earthquake survivors, with shipments sent in stages to affected areas in East Nusa T…
Three Air Force Planes Deliver 31 Tons of Aid to Labuan Bajo and Maumere
Three Indonesian Air Force planes carried 31 tons of ready-to-eat food to Labuan Bajo and Maumere on Aug. 24, as part of a wider airlift supporting ea…
PMI Sends 33,947 Relief Items to Flores Earthquake Victims via Labuan Bajo
PMI shipped 33,947 relief items by sea from Jakarta to Labuan Bajo after the Flores earthquake, with the cargo slated for seven affected districts acr…
Labuan Bajo fuel terminal anchors Flores supply after August quake
Pertamina and BPH Migas say fuel supplies in Flores remain secure after the mid-August earthquake, with the Labuan Bajo fuel terminal’s 344-kiloliter…
BNPB reaches remote Kuwus hamlets after Flores quake assessment
BNPB teams have carried out a first direct assessment in Coal and Dahang hamlets in Kuwus, West Manggarai, documenting 148 damaged houses and one deat…
Helicopter evacuates seven NTT quake victims to Komodo Hospital
Indonesia’s search and rescue agency Basarnas used a Dauphin helicopter to evacuate seven seriously injured earthquake victims from Manggarai Timur to…
Indonesia sends 20 tons of aid as NTT quake response adds field kitchens
Indonesia’s defence ministry sent about 20 tons of aid to quake-hit East Nusa Tenggara as the military expanded from rescue work to field kitchens and…
PLN reports full power restoration in Flores after 7.7 quake
Indonesia’s state power utility PLN says it restored electricity to all previously affected customers across Flores by 17:40 WITA on Tuesday, 18 Augus…
PUPR still compiling NTT quake damage inventory, deputy minister says
Indonesia’s Public Works and Public Housing Ministry is still compiling a full inventory of roads and public buildings damaged by the August 2026 eart…
BNPB Builds 189 Temporary Homes in Manggarai
BNPB is building 189 temporary homes in Manggarai after the 15 August Flores earthquake. Five are complete, and all units are targeted for completion…
BNPB aerial survey finds minor tsunami impacts after Flores M7.7 quake
Indonesia’s disaster agency says tsunami inundation after the 15 August 2026 magnitude 7.7 earthquake off Mbay, Nagekeo, was limited to two pond areas…
NTT governor links Flores earthquake rebuilding to economic recovery
East Nusa Tenggara Governor Melki Laka Lena has urged that economic recovery for farmers and fishers keep pace with post-earthquake reconstruction, as…
