Reok Traders Face Slow Recovery After 7.7 Flores Quake and Tsunami
Small traders in Reok, northern Manggarai, face a slow and uneven recovery after the 15 August Flores earthquake and tsunami damaged the public market…
Flores & Beyond
Stories from across Flores and the surrounding islands.
Co-operatives keep Flores finance moving after 7.7 quake
Savings-and-loans co-operatives KSP Kopdit Pintu Air and Komida have kept services running after the 7.7-magnitude Flores earthquake of 15 August 2026…
Bank NTT sets two credit-relief schemes after Flores earthquake
Bank NTT has prepared two credit-relief schemes for customers affected by the 15 August 2026 Flores earthquake, but as of 7 September no borrowers had…
Flores Quake Damages 509 Houses of Worship Across Faiths
Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Ministry says 509 houses of worship across faiths were damaged in the August 15 Flores earthquake.
PLN restores 11 Flores substations as post‑quake power recovery continues
PLN says Flores’ main power system has returned to normal after the 15 August magnitude 7.7 earthquake, with 11 damaged substations restored and gener…
Commission IX reports severe damage at RSUD Ruteng after Flores quake
Lawmakers from Commission IX of Indonesia’s House of Representatives say RSUD Ruteng in Manggarai suffered severe structural damage, leaving around th…
Human Initiative details post‑quake response after 15 August Flores tremor
Human Initiative says its emergency teams began moving one day after the 7.7‑magnitude Flores earthquake on 15 August 2026, delivering initial aid to…
Local Volunteers Help Steer Human Initiative’s Flores Earthquake Aid
Human Initiative is working with local volunteers to map evacuation sites, vulnerable residents and changing needs after the August 2026 Flores earthq…
Flores quake kills dozens, displaces over 100,000; aid efforts continue
A magnitude 7.7–7.8 earthquake off Flores Island on 15 August 2026 killed dozens and displaced more than 100,000 people, according to Indonesia’s disa…
Bali extends Rp1 billion grant to NTT for Flores earthquake recovery
Bali Governor Wayan Koster has delivered a Rp1 billion grant to East Nusa Tenggara to support recovery after the 15 August 2026 Flores earthquake and…
BMKG field survey maps shaking, soil and tsunami impacts in Flores
Indonesia’s BMKG has released detailed field survey results from the August 15, 2026 Flores earthquake, mapping shaking intensity, soil conditions, li…
Minor 0.36 m Tsunami Reached Labuan Bajo After Flores Quake
Instrument readings and official briefings show that a major Flores Sea earthquake on 15 August 2026 produced a minor 0.36-metre tsunami at Labuan Baj…
East Nusa Tenggara enters 14-day emergency response after Flores quake
East Nusa Tenggara operated under a 14-day emergency response starting 15 August 2026 after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck near Flores, structuring…
BMKG details Flores M7.7 earthquake, tsunami and aftershock surveys
Indonesia’s meteorological agency says the 15 August 2026 magnitude 7.7 earthquake north of Flores was a shallow tectonic event that generated a damag…
Three Flores sites stay closed as Labuan Bajo tourism resumes after quake
Three Flores attractions — Nuca Molas, Bukit Nilo Bunda Maria and Mount Ranaka — remain closed after sustaining heavy damage in the 15 August M7.7 Flo…