Health Ministry sets one-week goal for NTT’s quake-hit hospitals
Indonesia’s Health Ministry has set a one-week target to restore basic operations at earthquake-damaged hospitals in East Nusa Tenggara, prioritising…
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Quake off Flores strands 986 Padar Island tourists, prompts Labuan Bajo evacuations
Authorities say 986 tourists stranded on Padar Island were safely evacuated to Labuan Bajo after a 7.7‑magnitude earthquake off Flores.
Police and military move Labuan Bajo hospital patients into quake tents
Around 80 Indonesian police and navy-linked personnel evacuated dozens of inpatients from Siloam and Komodo Regional hospitals in Labuan Bajo into eme…
Komodo Airport Stays Open After 7.7 Quake, Restricts Taxiway
Komodo Airport stayed open after a magnitude 7.7 quake in Flores, but authorities restricted one taxiway area and several facilities while inspections…
M7.7 Flores quake felt in Komodo, Padar tourists led uphill
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake off Flores at sunrise on Saturday, 15 August 2026 was felt inside Komodo National Park, where a guide led tourists on Padar…
Labuan Bajo trader reports higher food prices after August 7.7 earthquake
A trader at Bukit Cermin Market says prices for chilli, onions, garlic, potatoes and tomatoes are up roughly 15 percent following the magnitude 7.7 ea…
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…
Bank NTT keeps aid flowing after Ruteng branch damage in Flores quake
Bank NTT says it is still helping quake-hit residents in Manggarai after its Ruteng branch was badly damaged in the 15 August Flores earthquake, with…
Reok Expands Quake Damage Checks as Aid Flows into Manggarai
Authorities and aid groups are expanding verification of housing and infrastructure damage in Reok, Manggarai, following the 15 August 2026 Flores ear…
Cracked Classrooms at SDK Kokang After M7.7 Flores Quake Spur Safety Fears
A classroom block at SDK Kokang in East Flores has developed serious wall cracks after the 15 August 2026 M7.7 Flores earthquake, with the school prin…
Health Ministry targets one-week restart for NTT hospitals after quake
Indonesia’s Health Ministry has set a one-week target for basic hospital services to resume in earthquake-hit East Nusa Tenggara, deploying a mobile h…
Caritas coordinates Flores relief across four dioceses after Aug. 15 quake
Caritas Indonesia has coordinated a multi-diocese relief response in Flores after the Aug. 15 magnitude 7.7 earthquake, with church teams in Ende, Mau…
