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 Timur processes death aid for two earthquake heirs
Flores Timur is processing presidential death assistance of Rp75 million (about US$4,600) for each heir of two earthquake victims. The files are part…
Preliminary data puts Lewotobi shelter deaths at 63 in East Flores
Preliminary data from three East Flores villages recorded 63 deaths among Lewotobi Laki-laki survivors in temporary shelters during 2024–2026. Further…
Lewotobi survivors seek ethics review of Flores Timur chair
Lewotobi survivors asked the Flores Timur DPRD ethics body to examine Commission I chair Andy Liwun after a 12 October hearing. The body said it would…
What Lewotobi Risk Maps Mean for Village Protection in Flores
A Flores policy analysis links Lewotobi recovery to village-level protection based on disaster-risk maps. Reports say housing remains uncertain for af…
PDI-P Health Team Serves Lewotobi Evacuees as Housing Wait Continues
PDI-P’s disaster-response team offered free medical checks and medicines at Huntara II in Konga, East Flores, as evacuees continue to await permanent…
Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts on 28 August, Ash Rises 1 Kilometre
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Flores erupted on the morning of 28 August 2026, sending a one-kilometre-high ash column to the southwest and west.
