NTT Earthquake: Evacuee Numbers Fall as Aftershocks Decline
BNPB says 188,161 people remain displaced after the NTT earthquake, while aftershocks have begun to ease after 9,765 were recorded.
Indonesia's National Agency for Disaster Countermeasures (BNPB) announced that the number of displaced individuals following the magnitude 7.7 earthquake on Flores Island had decreased by 4,142 as aftershocks continued to diminish. According to Acting Head of the BNPB Center for Disaster Data, Information, and Communication, Berton SP Panjaitan, 188,161 evacuees were still residing in evacuation centers as of Aug.
30 at 7 a.m. Jakarta time. Manggarai and Nagekeo districts bore the brunt of the displacement, with 50,556 and 50,574 people respectively. Additional concentrations of evacuees were noted in East Manggarai, West Manggarai, Ngada, Sikka, and Ende districts. Panjaitan confirmed a downward trend in aftershock frequency, with a total of 9,765 aftershocks recorded, ranging from magnitude 1.0 to 6.2.
Out of these, 155 were felt by residents, signaling a decline in the series of aftershocks expected to continue for three to four weeks post the initial quake. The BNPB reported 111 fatalities and 1,631 injuries, including 223 severe and 1,408 minor injuries. Additionally, the disaster damaged 95,567 houses, with 27,414 severely affected families in need of temporary housing or relocation sites.
President Prabowo Subianto had already visited the region and pledged ongoing support, following a similar trip by Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka who committed to repairing damaged homes and ensuring equal assistance for all survivors.
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