# Earthquake in Indonesia leaves more than 80,000 homeless

https://mins.news/en/item/27150

- TASS, 2026-08-20 09:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175535

> The earthquake in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province has killed 72 people, injured 900 and forced 82,691 people from their homes. Nearly 29,000 houses were damaged, while 18,019 families were affected. The 7.7-magnitude quake struck off Flores Island on August 15, and the government allocated 44 billion Indonesian rupiah for assistance.

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