Indonesia Quake Death Toll Revised From 54 to 68 as Nearly 1,600 Aftershocks Recorded
What happened
Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) revised the death toll from last Saturday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake from 54 to 68 late Monday, with more than 200 people injured, agency official Berton SP Panjaitan said. The quake, centered in East Nusa Tenggara province on Flores Island, has been followed by nearly 1,600 aftershocks, including a magnitude-5.6 tremor reported Monday morning, keeping thousands of evacuees in tents rather than their damaged homes. It marks Indonesia's deadliest disaster since a 2022 earthquake in West Java killed hundreds, and struck as the country marked its Independence Day.
What we know
- The confirmed death toll stands at 68, up from an initial count of 54, per BNPB official Berton SP Panjaitan.
- More than 200 people have been injured, per BNPB.
- Nearly 1,600 aftershocks have hit East Nusa Tenggara province since the initial quake, including a magnitude-5.6 tremor Monday morning, per Indonesia's geophysics agency.
- Landslides triggered by the quake blocked roads in the Sikka and Manggarai districts, per BNPB.
- BNPB has previously reported roughly 500 homes damaged, and authorities have readied aircraft to deliver food and tents, per Panjaitan.
What we don't know yet
- Authorities have not specified how many people remain missing or believed trapped under rubble.
- The full extent of housing damage beyond the initial ~500-home estimate remains unconfirmed as search operations continue.
Why it matters
For thousands of displaced residents in East Nusa Tenggara, continued aftershocks are delaying returns home even as aircraft begin delivering aid, prolonging exposure and testing Indonesia's disaster-response logistics during its deadliest calamity since 2022.
Claims
- ConfirmedIndonesia's death toll from the earthquake was revised from 54 to 68.
- ConfirmedMore than 200 people were injured in the earthquake.
- ConfirmedThe earthquake that struck Flores Island had a magnitude of 7.7.
- ConfirmedNearly 1,600 aftershocks have been recorded in East Nusa Tenggara province since the earthquake.
- ConfirmedThis is Indonesia's deadliest disaster since the 2022 West Java earthquake that killed hundreds.
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