# Indonesian earthquake death toll rises to five — newspaper

https://mins.news/en/item/22761

- TASS, 2026-08-15 04:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/emergencies/2173647

> The latest powerful earthquake in Indonesia has killed at least five people, The Straits Times reports, citing the governor of East Nusa Tenggara. Five bodies were recovered from collapsed buildings. The quake struck off the coast near Flores Island, where aftershocks reached magnitude 6.1 and residents were advised to move at least 2 kilometers inland amid a tsunami threat. Buildings across the island were damaged or destroyed.

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