{
  "id": 1231548,
  "title": "Indonesia declares emergency till Aug 28 after deadly Flores quake",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/indonesia-declares-emergency-till-aug-28-after-deadly-flores-quake",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T07:36:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/08/16/indonesia-declares-emergency-till-aug-28-after-deadly-flores-quake/231579"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jakarta, August 16 - The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) provincial government in Indonesia has declared a 14-day emergency response status due to the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Flores Island on Saturday. Governor Melki Laka Lena announced the emergency status, effective from August 15 to 28, aiming to speed up disaster response efforts and coordinate access, communication, and resource mobilization among agencies. The earthquake hit at 4:58am local time, with its epicenter 30 kilometers offshore in the sea, at a depth of 15 kilometers. Initially, a tsunami warning was issued by the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), but it was later lifted after sea-level observations revealed no significant rise.\n\nThe National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) also declared emergency measures in several affected regencies, with Manggarai declaring a 90-day emergency response period from August 15 to November 13 and establishing a disaster response command post. Ngada and East Manggarai also imposed 30-day emergency response periods and established command posts. As of the latest data, the death toll stands at 47, with 101 people injured. The earthquake resulted in 341 aftershocks, leading to the damage of 914 houses, 126 moderately damaged structures, and 317 minorly damaged buildings. Additionally, 93 educational facilities, 36 health facilities, and 38 government offices were affected.\n\nAccording to ANTARA News Agency, 9,290 people were still at evacuation sites as of midnight on Saturday, as reported by Berton. The BNPB chief, Suharyanto, disclosed that four military helicopters, naval vessels, Basarnas ships and aircraft, two BNPB fixed-wing aircraft and a helicopter were being deployed to deliver essential logistics to remote and hard-to-reach areas.",
  "summary": "JAKARTA, Aug 16 — Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) provincial government has declared a 14-day emergency...",
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}