{
  "id": 1417189,
  "title": "Indonesia's NTT Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 53",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/indonesias-ntt-earthquake-death-toll-reaches-53",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T04:26:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tempo.co English",
    "slug": "tempo-co-english",
    "url": "https://en.tempo.co/read/2117672/indonesias-ntt-earthquake-death-toll-reaches-53"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has recorded a death toll of 53 following a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), as of August 16, 2026. The victims were spread across six regions, with the highest number of casualties in Manggarai Regency (25) and East Manggarai (20). The earthquake also resulted in 137 injuries and caused damage to 1,543 houses, 328 of which sustained moderate damage. The government has dispatched thousands of logistics packages via air and land routes to aid displaced residents, with 4,925 packages arriving in Maumere and Labuan Bajo last Sunday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}