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More than 176,000 people remained in temporary shelters in East Nusa Tenggara nearly two weeks after a powerful earthquake devastated parts of the Indonesian province.
Relief and aid distribution continued in the hardest-hit communities, where more than 36,000 homes and public buildings sustained damage.
Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said 176,621 people were still displaced following the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck on Aug. 15.
The disaster has killed at least 111 people, while 1,678 others were reported injured, according to BNPB communications center head Berton Panjaitan.
East Nusa Tenggara has also experienced persistent seismic activity since the main earthquake, with authorities recording 8,193 aftershocks.
The province is home to Labuan Bajo, a major Indonesian tourism destination and gateway to the Komodo National Park area.
Emergency personnel continued assisting displaced communities as residents remained dependent on temporary shelters and relief supplies.
Authorities were maintaining response operations across affected areas as recovery efforts continued following one of the province’s most damaging earthquakes. (Anadolu)
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