Ruteng, Indonesia - Thousands of evacuees waited for help on Aug 16 on Indonesia’s Flores island after a powerful earthquake killed 48 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses and buildings. Some 5,000 people fled their homes as early on Aug 15, followed by 341 aftershocks in the hours»»»

RUTENG, Indonesia, Aug 16, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Thousands of evacuees waited for help Sunday on Indonesia's Flores island after a powerful earthquake killed 48 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses and buildings. Some 5,000 people fled their homes as the 7.7-magnitude quake hit the isla»»»

RUTENG, Indonesia: Melania Nius was at her husband's hospital bedside on Indonesia's Flores island when a powerful earthquake shook their town to its core, sending patients fleeing into the chaos outside. Melania, 56, recounted how she prayed as she fought to get her family to safety. "The four of »»»

RUTENG, Indonesia: Melania Nius was at her husband's hospital bedside on Indonesia's Flores island when a powerful quake shook their town to its core, sending patients fleeing into the chaos outside. Melania, 56, recounted how she prayed as she fought to get her family to safety. "The four of us --»»»

A rescue team searches for victims at Laurensius Say Port in Maumere after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Flores Island. (AFP pic) RUTENG: Melania Nius was at her husband’s hospital bedside on Indonesia’s Flores Island when a powerful quake shook their town to its core, sending patients fleeing »»»

Rescuers combed through debris for survivors on Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern Flores island, killing at least 47 people, according to disaster officials. The national disaster management agency (BNPB) raised the death toll from 40 late Saturday, and rescue offi»»»

MAUMERE: Rescuers combed through debris for survivors on Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern Flores island, killing at least 47 people, according to disaster officials. The national disaster management agency (BNPB) raised the death toll from 40 late Saturday, and re»»»

Maumere: Rescuers combed through debris for survivors on Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern Flores island, killing at least 40 people, according to a disaster official. A second strong quake was recorded thousands of kilometres away on Sumatra island in the west of »»»

MAUMERE (Indonesia), Aug 15 — Rescuers combed through debris for survivors after a powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Flores Island today, killing at least 38 people, according to a disaster official. Suharyanto, head of Indonesia’s national disaster mitigation agency, said 13 people were i»»»