Flores quake leaves West Manggarai communities facing long recovery
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake and tsunami warning struck Indonesia’s Flores region on 15 August 2026, causing deaths, displacement and building damage ac…
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NTT quake: 71 deaths, thousands of aftershocks in Flores and Manggarai Barat
Indonesia’s disaster agency and local authorities reported 71 deaths, nearly 900 injuries, tens of thousands displaced and thousands of aftershocks af…
RSUD Komodo Moves Patients to Emergency Tents After M7.7 Flores Quake
RSUD Komodo in Labuan Bajo temporarily treated patients in emergency tents after the magnitude 7.7 Flores earthquake on 15 August 2026, moving care ou…
USK sends seven health volunteers to RSUD Komodo after NTT quake
Universitas Syiah Kuala has deployed a seven-member medical and public-health team to RSUD Komodo in Labuan Bajo, supporting trauma care and surveilla…
Small Boat Volunteers Deliver Two Tonnes of Aid Off Labuan Bajo
A five-person volunteer team used a small fishing boat to move around two tonnes of earthquake relief supplies to Selayar Kecil and Selayar Besar off…
Architects urge safer Flores rebuild as 5,649 homes recorded damaged
Indonesia’s architects used their 2026 national working meeting in Labuan Bajo to promote safer, community‑based reconstruction in Flores after the Au…
Manggarai Barat Verifies 10,757 Earthquake-Damaged Homes for Repairs
Manggarai Barat has verified 10,757 earthquake-damaged homes and is preparing repairs after teams surveyed all 164 villages and five urban wards, whil…
National Police send 5.5 tons of aid to Labuan Bajo after Flores quake
The Indonesian National Police sent 5.5 tons of relief supplies to Labuan Bajo for Flores earthquake evacuees, with distribution to shelters to be han…
Apkasi urges restored regional transfers after Flores M7.7 quake
Indonesia’s Association of Indonesian Regencies (Apkasi) has urged the central government to restore transfer funding for districts hit by the August…
Damaged Classrooms and Island Health Gaps Shadow Labuan Bajo’s Rebound
Labuan Bajo has reopened to visitors after the August 2026 Flores earthquake, but hundreds of damaged classrooms in Manggarai Barat and the need to ev…
Labuan Bajo Tourism Gradually Returns to Normal After Flores Quake
Tourism authorities and local media say Labuan Bajo and key access routes to Komodo National Park are operating normally again after the 15 August 202…
Flores quake recovery brings tax relief and tourism checks in Labuan Bajo
East Nusa Tenggara is moving from emergency response to early recovery after the 15 August Flores earthquake, rolling out motor-vehicle tax relief and…
Hotel Jayakarta Labuan Bajo shuts for repairs after NTT quake damage
Hotel Jayakarta Labuan Bajo, a four-star property in western Flores, has been closed for repairs after its front wall and ceiling were badly damaged i…
Freeport Indonesia Sends Rp2.5 Billion Aid to NTT Quake Survivors
PT Freeport Indonesia has committed Rp2.5 billion in humanitarian aid for communities hit by the August 15 earthquake in East Nusa Tenggara, working w…
Family presses police over alleged KSOP assault at Labuan Bajo marina
Relatives of marina parking attendant Engelbertus Abun have pressed Manggarai Barat Police to detain a KSOP Class III Labuan Bajo employee accused of…
