{
  "id": 2497800,
  "title": "NTT Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 83, Displaces 110,785",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/ntt-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-83-displaces-110-785",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T04:33:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tempo.co English",
    "slug": "tempo-co-english",
    "url": "https://en.tempo.co/read/2118067/ntt-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-83-displaces-110785"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The magnitude-7.7 earthquake that struck Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) has resulted in a rising death toll of 83, with 986 injuries and 110,785 residents displaced, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB). The death toll has increased by eight from the previously reported 75, with additional fatalities attributed to indirect impacts of the earthquake. The regencies with the highest number of damaged homes are East Manggarai with 5,962 units, Manggarai with 3,146 units, and West Manggarai with 3,050 units. As of Friday, August 21, 2026, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) had registered 4,258 aftershocks, with 118 tremors distinctly felt by local residents, including 31 aftershocks measuring above magnitude 5.0.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "NTT earthquake death toll rises to 83 as aftershocks hamper recovery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/ntt-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-83-as-aftershocks-hamper-recovery",
        "published": "2026-08-21T23:09:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}