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Flores Earthquake Kills At Least 47
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In Short: At least 47 people are killed and several more are injured when a 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes the coast of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, at 1.04 AM on August 15.
The earthquake, which struck at 1.04 AM on August 15, according to Spain's National Geographic Institute (IGN), caused significant casualties and injuries along the coast of the island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
The province of East Nusa Tenggara, located in the southernmost part of Indonesia, is part of the Lesser Sunda Islands and faces the Indian Ocean to the south and the Flores Sea to the north.
Background
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Comprising between 13,000 and 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea, it is the world's largest archipelagic state and the 14th-largest country by area.
East Nusa Tenggara is the southernmost province of Indonesia. It is the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, facing the Indian Ocean in the south and the Flores Sea in the north, with a total land area of 46,378.11 km2.
What's confirmed
What's still developing
- The earthquake hit at 1.04 AM on August 15, according to Spain's National Geographic Institute (IGN).