Flores
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Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Administratively, it forms the largest island in the East Nusa Tenggara Province. The area is 14,250 km2
H. floresiensis skull, Cantonal Museum of Geology, Switzerland
Liang Bua Cave, where the specimens were discovered
Indigenous warrior from Ende, Flores, before 1938.
Some fishing boats on Flores
2026 Flores earthquake
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On 15 August 2026, at 05:58 WITA, a Mw 7.7–7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of the island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The earthquake was caused by movement on the Flores back-arc th
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…Manggarai mountain tribe, and the Rangko from Sulawesi island, who helped build Manggarai and were given land near Labuan Bajo by the Manggarai king. On 15 August 2026, an earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Flores, killing at least 53 people and injured 135 others while generating tsunamis of 1.61…
A collapsed building in East Manggarai Regency
A damaged madrasa in Reok, Manggarai Regency
Loading aid at Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport