# Death toll from Indonesia's Flores earthquake rises to 47

https://mins.news/en/item/23271

- CGTN, 2026-08-16 00:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-16/Death-toll-from-Indonesia-s-Flores-earthquake-rises-to-47-1PE9ztfNIqY/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency said 47 people have died after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake and strong aftershocks struck offshore near Flores Island. At least 346 homes and public facilities were damaged. Landslides blocked roads to Nagekeo, near the epicenter, where about 2,000 residents evacuated as relief supplies were sent to affected areas.

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