{
  "id": 1230322,
  "title": "Thousands await aid after deadly Indonesian quake",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/thousands-await-aid-after-deadly-indonesian-quake-1230322",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T07:49:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2023220/thousands-await-aid-after-deadly-indonesian-quake"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday, aid began arriving for thousands of evacuees on Indonesia's Flores island following a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that killed 48 people and injured dozens. The quake struck early Saturday, followed by at least 341 aftershocks. About 5,000 residents fled their homes, leaving some areas without electricity and telecommunications. One resident, Umri, told AFP that they needed food, water, medicine, and diapers for children. Many survivors are still traumatized, with some preferring to hide on hilltops rather than return home.\n\nThe death toll rose by one since Saturday night, with local search and rescue official Fathur Rahman stating there were no reports of people buried or missing. The quake's epicenter was located just off the north coast of Flores, and at least 914 houses were severely damaged. Public facilities, including 93 schools and 36 health centers, were also affected.\n\nThe International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reported that preparations were underway to bring aid to thousands in temporary shelters. The Indonesian government sent 50,000 aid packages weighing 275 tonnes, and the European Union offered assistance using Copernicus Earth observation satellites. A tsunami warning was initially issued but later lifted, with waves up to 1.6 meters reported in some coastal regions.\n\nIndonesia, situated in the Pacific \"Ring of Fire,\" frequently experiences earthquakes due to its location along a seismic arc. A 9.1-magnitude earthquake in 2004 off Sumatra triggered a tsunami that killed 220,000 people, about 170,000 of them in Indonesia.",
  "summary": "Help started arriving on Sunday for thousands of evacuees on Indonesia’s Flores island after a powerful earthquake killed 48 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses and buildings. Some 5,000 people fled their homes as the 7.7-magnitude quake hit the island early Saturday, followed by at least 341 aftershocks in the hours that followed, a spokesman for the BNPB national disaster…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}