Labuan Bajo court aids two staff hit by Flores earthquake

Labuan Bajo — The Labuan Bajo District Court has provided condolence assistance to two staff members affected by the August Flores earthquake, as part of events marking the anniversary of Indonesia’s Supreme Court, according to a report on judicial community portal Dandapala.

The Dandapala report states that on Wednesday, 19 August 2026, coinciding with Supreme Court Day, the court distributed condolence money to an outsourced worker identified as Sema and to Angga Mauritz, the head of the court’s General and Finance Subdivision.

According to the same report, Sema’s house in Nandu, Lenda village, West Cibal district, Manggarai regency, suffered heavy damage in the earthquake and was reduced to rubble, but Sema continued working at the court despite the loss.

Dandapala further reports that Angga Mauritz was injured at the Labuan Bajo District Court during an evacuation in the aftermath of a subsequent tremor and was taken to an emergency department for treatment.

Assistance and court operations

The court’s chief, Isdaryanto, is quoted by Dandapala as saying the condolence assistance was intended to ease the burden on staff affected by the disaster. The report describes the support as condolence money but does not specify the amount or set out formal eligibility criteria.

Dandapala notes that the court set up a temporary post in its parking area to host relocated office activities after the earthquake and its aftershocks. The article does not detail the extent of any structural damage to the main court building or refer to an official engineering assessment.

According to Dandapala, the assistance on 19 August focused on two identified staff members:

• Number assisted: Two people.
• Recipients: Sema and Angga Mauritz.
• Support described: Condolence money from the court.

Broader relief efforts

The Dandapala article states that on Thursday, 20 August 2026, the local branch of the Indonesian Judges Association at the Labuan Bajo court and court employees distributed staple-food packages to residents affected in Manggarai Barat. The supplies were handed over to the Regional Disaster Management Agency to support wider relief operations.

Nationally, Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck Flores on Saturday, 15 August 2026, causing serious damage and casualties in several districts, including Manggarai Barat. Subsequent updates from BNPB and the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) described thousands of aftershocks in the weeks after the main event.

BMKG and BNPB data cited in Indonesian media indicate that the quake and its aftershocks caused deaths, injuries and damage to houses and public facilities across Manggarai Barat, Manggarai, Manggarai Timur, Nagekeo, Ngada, Ende and Sikka. These official figures place the Labuan Bajo court’s staff assistance within a broader emergency response in western Flores.

Context and timeline

Dandapala reports that the Labuan Bajo court’s condolence payment to Sema and Angga Mauritz took place on 19 August, during events marking Supreme Court Day, in the midst of ongoing aftershocks following the 15 August mainshock. The following day, judges and staff joined a larger food-aid distribution coordinated through the local disaster agency.

While national agencies have documented the scale of the earthquake’s impact on Flores, their publicly available information focuses on regional damage and casualty figures and does not provide specific assessments of the Labuan Bajo District Court’s facilities.

Sources

• Dandapala
• Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) – “Tangani Gempa M 7,7 Flores, Kepala BNPB Instruksikan Delapan Langkah Strategis Penanganan Darurat”
• BMKG – “Gempa Flores Meluruh, BMKG Ungkap Hasil Survei Lapangan sebagai Basis Mitigasi dan Rekonstruksi”
• Tribun Flores – “Gempa Susulan Flores Capai 13.156 Kali hingga 7 September 2026”
• Liputan6 – “7.492 Gempa Susulan Guncang Flores”
• JPNN – “Data Jumlah Korban Meninggal akibat Gempa Flores 2026, Berikut Sebarannya”