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        "id": 1932792,
        "msgid": "death-toll-from-ntt-earthquake-rises-to-83-1787295088",
        "date": "2026-08-21 12:48:28",
        "title": "Death Toll from NTT Earthquake Rises to 83",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The death toll from the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Nagekeo, East Nusa Tenggara, has risen to 83, with over 1,000 people injured. East Manggarai remains the worst-affected district, while thousands of aftershocks continue to hamper relief efforts. Food supplies for displaced residents are beginning to run low as aid distribution struggles to reach all affected areas.",
        "content": "<p>The death toll from the magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Nagekeo, East\nNusa Tenggara (NTT), continues to rise. Basarnas has recorded that the\nnumber of fatalities as of Friday (21\/8\/2026) has reached 83 people.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy for Operations and Readiness at Basarnas, Major General (Mar)\nEdy Prakoso, said that as of Friday at 11.00 WIB, 1,050 people had been\nrecorded as victims of the earthquake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c83 people have died, 328 people are seriously injured, and 639 have\nminor injuries,\u201d Edy said in a press release on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Edy said East Manggarai Regency is the area with the highest number\nof victims. A total of 670 people were affected, with 70 of them\ndying.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, aftershocks continued to occur until Friday morning. Head\nof the Kupang Geophysics Station, Arief Tyastama, said around 4,350\naftershocks had been recorded as of 08.00 Wita.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe largest magnitude was M 6.2, the smallest M 1.1, and there were\n31 tremors above magnitude 5, with 118 being felt,\u201d Arief said on\nFriday.<\/p>\n<p>Food stocks for displaced residents are beginning to run low.\nConditions for displaced people in several areas also remain a concern.\nA resident of Palue Village, Sikka Regency, Elloysia, said food supplies\nfor displaced people are starting to diminish.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur food stocks are beginning to run low, and aid cannot yet be\nfully allocated,\u201d she said when contacted by detikBali on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>She said several areas have suffered quite severe damage. Kesokoja\nVillage, Edo Hamlet, and Natakuni Village were cited as locations with a\nsignificant number of damaged homes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone is hoping for assistance,\u201d she stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the death toll from the magnitude 7.7 earthquake in\nFlores, East Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), continued to rise. As\nof 18.00 Wita that day, the number of fatalities stood at 73 people.\nMeanwhile, the total number of seriously and lightly injured victims was\n931 people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe provisional recapitulation shows 73 people have died,\u201d said head\nof the Maumere SAR office, Fathur Rahman, on Wednesday (19\/8\/2026)\nevening.<\/p>\n<p>The earthquake victims are spread across seven regencies in Flores.\nThe highest number of fatalities was in Manggarai Regency, with 27\npeople. There were 32 seriously injured and 104 lightly injured. Most of\nthe victims were in the Reo area.<\/p>\n<p>The next highest number of fatalities was in East Manggarai, with 24\npeople. There were 198 seriously injured and 421 lightly injured.<\/p>\n<p>In Nagekeo Regency, 11 people died, 13 were seriously injured, and 9\nwere lightly injured. In Sikka Regency, 5 people died, 18 were seriously\ninjured, and 22 were lightly injured. In Ende Regency, 2 people died, 5\nwere seriously injured, and 67 were lightly injured.<\/p>\n<p>In Ngada Regency, 2 people died, 17 were seriously injured, and 19\nwere lightly injured. In West Manggarai Regency, 2 people died, 2 were\nseriously injured, and 4 were lightly injured.<\/p>",
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