Why Flores and nearby islands face high disaster risk
Flores and its neighbouring islands sit in a volcanic and seismic zone. Indonesia’s 2025 risk index places East Nusa Tenggara in the high-risk categor…
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Flores earthquake toll reaches 156 as 102,243 homes are affected
A BNPB dashboard accessed on October 27 recorded 156 deaths and 1,620 people injured or sick in the Flores earthquake sequence. NTT logged 102,243 aff…
Flores residents react to alleged BNPB disaster-fund corruption
Flores residents reacted after the KPK’s 13 October 2026 operation involving 14 people over alleged corruption in BNPB disaster-fund procurement. Five…
Flores residents demand accountability over earthquake response
Flores residents are seeking accountability over the slow response to a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that killed 48 people. Shelter conditions and aid-reg…
Shopee Farma and BNPB deliver earthquake aid across Flores
Shopee Farma and BNPB sent medicines and medical equipment to evacuation posts in Ende, Manggarai and Ruteng for earthquake-affected residents in Nusa…
BNPB Begins Temporary Home for Manggarai Earthquake Family
BNPB began building a 4x6-metre temporary home for Antonius Lesing’s family in Satar Ngkeling, Manggarai, on Friday morning, 2 October 2026.
Home Ministry investigates 108 shelter deaths after Flores earthquake
The Home Ministry is checking reports that 108 Flores earthquake survivors died in shelters. BNPB said 22,383 people remained displaced across seven a…
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 advances 385 temporary homes for Flores survivors in Manggarai
BNPB’s first temporary-housing phase in Manggarai covers 385 homes for Flores earthquake survivors. Construction had reached 109 units by September 29…
BNPB Builds Five Temporary-Housing Prototypes in Sikka
BNPB is building five temporary-housing prototypes at Pusat Jajanan dan Cinderamata in Maumere for residents whose homes were damaged by the Flores ea…
Most Flores quake deaths occurred in shelters, prompting investigation calls
Indonesia’s disaster agency says 94 of 142 deaths linked to the August 15 Flores earthquake occurred in evacuation shelters, prompting civil society g…
BNPB clarifies 94 Flores quake deaths were indirect, not direct trauma
BNPB clarified that 94 people previously counted among Flores earthquake fatalities died later in evacuation shelters, not from direct quake trauma.
Sikka health centres still operating in tents after Flores earthquake
Health centres in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara, are still treating patients in emergency tents weeks after the Flores earthquake, according to local offi…
BNPB counts 135 deaths linked to August 2026 Flores earthquake
Indonesia’s disaster agency says 135 people have died in connection with the August 2026 Flores earthquake, combining 48 direct deaths and 87 classifi…
BNPB says Flores quake displacement falls to 72,864 by 7 September
Indonesia’s disaster agency says 72,864 people were still in evacuation centres across Flores as of 7 September 2026, down from 179,037 during Preside…