What official data show about tourism and fisheries around Flores
Official data place Flores within a wider NTT picture: domestic travel reached 981,528 trips in July 2025, while capture fisheries recorded 7,461,937…
Flores & Beyond
Stories from across Flores and the surrounding islands.
BMKG forecasts thick cloud and fog risk in Bajawa and Ruteng
BMKG forecast thick cloud across Flores and parts of East Nusa Tenggara on 11 October 2026, with possible early fog in Bajawa and Ruteng. Temperatures…
How widespread is electricity access across Flores and NTT?
Electricity reaches most communities across Nusa Tenggara Timur, but PLN’s 2025 figures show a gap between household access, village coverage and the…
BMKG records 1,976 earthquakes across Flores and NTT
BMKG recorded 1,976 earthquakes across East Nusa Tenggara from 2–8 October 2026, including 22 felt events. Flores recorded the province’s highest numb…
BMKG flags pre-dawn fog in Ende, Bajawa and Ruteng
BMKG forecasts mostly partly cloudy weather in East Nusa Tenggara on 10 October 2026, with possible pre-dawn fog in Soe, Ende, Bajawa and Ruteng and t…
How large is Flores’ marine-conservation network?
Flores sits within a five-area marine-conservation network spanning Laut Sawu, East Flores, Lembata, Sikka and Alor, covering 4,201,548.79 hectares un…
Sikka Commander Coordinates Earthquake Response in Maumere
Kodim 1603/Sikka commander Denny Riesta Permana coordinated local military units after the 7.7 earthquake and contacted Regent Juventus Prima Yoris Ka…
Manggarai Timur Completes Earthquake Home Verification
Manggarai Timur officials said verification and validation of earthquake-affected homes was complete on 8 October 2026. First-stage data covered 24.39…
Why agriculture still matters to Flores and its surrounding seas
Official figures show agriculture’s large role in East Flores and NTT, while national fisheries data place the surrounding seas in a wider production…
What BMKG’s October drought alert means for Flores and NTT
BMKG has put parts of NTT under Siaga for meteorological drought in early October 2026. Most of the province may receive less than 50 millimetres of r…
PLN Restores Flores Electricity and Sends Aid to Nine Regencies
PLN reported that electricity across Flores had returned to 100 percent after the 15 August 2026 earthquake. It also distributed assistance across nin…
Why rural poverty remains higher across Flores and NTT
NTT’s latest official figures show poverty declining in 2025, while rural residents remained far more likely to be poor than urban residents across th…
How many tourists visited Flores and nearby islands in 2025?
Official tourism data show a 15.4% rise in visits across the Labuan Bajo Flores coordination area in 2025, even as East Nusa Tenggara’s province-wide…
PLN Restores Flores Electricity, Delivers Aid Near Labuan Bajo
PLN said Flores’ electricity network was fully restored after the 15 August 2026 earthquake. The utility also delivered aid across nine regencies, inc…
BMKG forecasts rain in Ruteng on Wednesday
BMKG forecast light rain in Ruteng on Wednesday, 7 October 2026, amid mostly partly cloudy conditions across NTT. Highland areas including Bajawa and…
