Conflict · Flores 7.7 QuakeFlores 7.7 Quake Kills 53, 5,000 Shelter as Rescuers Dig Through RubbleAired August 16, 2026 at 11:14 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00A shallow 7.7 magnitude earthquake0:02struck off [music] Flores Island in0:03Eastern Indonesia early August 15th,0:05killing at least 53 people and0:07destroying more than 900 homes. About0:09100 people were seriously injured and0:11about 5,000 have been [music] forced0:12into temporary shelters and tents,0:15sleeping outdoors while rescue teams0:16continue to search for survivors. The0:18confirmed toll [music] stands at at0:20least 53 dead, about 100 seriously0:23injured, more than 900 homes destroyed,0:25and 5,000 displaced with more than 3,5000:28military and police officers still0:30digging through rubble. The heaviest0:31destruction is concentrated [music]0:33in Manggarai, East Manggarai, and0:35Nagekeo, where landslides have cut roads0:37and knocked out power [music] and0:39communications. Hundreds of aftershocks0:41have followed the strongest at magnitude0:435.5, shaking loose slopes and slowing0:45teams trying to reach isolated mountain0:47villages. Relief workers are pushing0:49food, water, and medicine [music] to0:50families sheltering outdoors, while a0:53heavily damaged hospital treats the0:55injured in makeshift tents. Officials0:57have declared a 14-day emergency as aid0:59teams try to reach hard-to-reach1:00districts where the number of people1:01still trapped [music] under collapsed1:03buildings is not yet known, and figures1:04remain preliminary. What remains1:06unresolved is how many remain trapped in1:08those districts, and whether shelter and1:10medical care can reach the 5,0001:12displaced quickly enough during the1:14emergency period.1:15Like and follow for more stories that1:17matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗