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  "id": 2995049,
  "title": "Indonesia says death toll from Aug 15 earthquake reaches 100",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/indonesia-says-death-toll-from-aug-15-earthquake-reaches-100",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T10:15:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/region/2026/08/1517982/indonesia-says-death-toll-aug-15-earthquake-reaches-100"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jakarta, Indonesia - The death toll from a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck eastern Indonesia on August 15 has reached 100, according to the disaster agency chief, Suharyanto. Relief operations have been ongoing for a tenth day since the quake, which also caused thousands of aftershocks, damaging over 73,000 homes and forcing the evacuation of approximately 180,000 people. Suharyanto informed a press conference that more than 1,600 people were injured in the disaster, which makes it Indonesia's deadliest since a 5.6-magnitude quake in West Java in 2022, which claimed hundreds of lives. Authorities are distributing aid through helicopters, trucks, and motorcycles, as part of the ongoing recovery efforts. Indonesia, a country of 290 million people, is situated on the Pacific Ring of Fire, a highly seismically active zone where tectonic plates meet, resulting in frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.",
  "summary": "JAKARTA: The death toll from an earthquake that hit eastern Indonesia reached 100 on Monday, the disaster agency chief said, as relief operations continued for a 10th day.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/death-toll-from-aug-15-indonesian-earthquake-reaches-100",
        "published": "2026-08-24T10:51:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "Flores Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 100 as 1,600 Remain Injured",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/flores-earthquake-death-toll-reaches-100-as-1-600-remain-injured",
        "published": "2026-08-24T13:21:54.000Z"
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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."
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