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        "id": 1926802,
        "msgid": "basarnas-accelerates-evacuation-of-seven-seriously-injured-ntt-earthquake-victims-using-helicopter-1787053947",
        "date": "2026-08-18 17:29:10",
        "title": "Basarnas Accelerates Evacuation of Seven Seriously Injured NTT Earthquake Victims Using Helicopter",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) has expedited the aerial evacuation of seven seriously injured victims following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in East Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. The victims were airlifted to Pratama Komodo Regional Hospital in Labuan Bajo in two helicopter rotations. The disaster has displaced over 5,000 people and caused extensive damage to homes and public facilities.",
        "content": "<p>Basarnas has accelerated the air evacuation of seven seriously\ninjured victims of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in East Manggarai\nRegency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), to the Pratama Komodo Regional\nHospital in Labuan Bajo.<\/p>\n<p>Head of Basarnas, Air Marshal Mohammad Syafii, said that by 15.00\nWITA, all victims suffering serious injuries had been successfully\nevacuated by helicopter to receive emergency medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe evacuation was carried out in two rotations. The first rotation\nused a Dauphin helicopter carrying three victims and a medical team,\nwhile the second rotation carried four victims,\u201d Syafii said in a\nstatement on Tuesday, 18 August 2026.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the evacuated survivors suffered severe physical\ninjuries from being struck by building debris, including fractures,\ndislocations, vertebral trauma, and serious wounds to the hands.<\/p>\n<p>The use of the Dauphin helicopter on standby in the disaster area has\nbeen a vital strategy to overcome limited land access and reduce the\ntransfer time for victims from the severely affected locations in East\nManggarai to referral health facilities.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to air evacuation, Syafii confirmed that Basarnas has\nalso mobilised personnel and vessels by dispatching the Kupang SAR\nOffice Rescue Team together with elements of the TNI, Polri, and SAR\nPotential using the KN SAR Antareja towards the affected coastal\nareas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reinforcement of personnel and SAR equipment is also expected to\noptimise sweeping, searching, and emergency assistance for residents who\nstill need help in the interior and island regions of NTT,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Based on preliminary data from the National Disaster Management\nAgency (BNPB) as field coordinator, emergency response handling reports\nthat more than 5,000 people have been displaced, either independently or\nin evacuation posts.<\/p>\n<p>This is largely because their homes suffered light to severe damage\nfrom the 7.7-magnitude earthquake on Friday, 15 August 2026. Data\ncollected by the joint field team recorded at least 914 houses with\nsevere damage, 126 with moderate damage, and 317 with light damage from\nthe earthquake tremors.<\/p>\n<p>Severe damage also affected dozens of public facilities, including 93\neducational facilities, 36 health facilities, and 38 government offices.\nAs of Monday, 17 August 2026, there were hundreds of injured victims and\n68 fatalities.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/basarnas-accelerates-evacuation-of-seven-seriously-injured-ntt-earthquake-victims-using-helicopter-1787053947",
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