inp.polri.go.id - Kupang. The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Provincial Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) recorded that on Tuesday (8/18/2026) 19,297 houses had been damaged by the earthquake that struck Flores on Saturday (8/15/2026).
The Head of the NTT Provincial BPBD, Mahadin Sibarani, stated that the damaged houses were spread across eight regencies: Manggarai, West Manggarai, East Manggarai, Ende, Sikka, Ngada, Nagekeo, and East Sumba.
"This data on house damage is a preliminary result of the data collection and is subject to change based on field verification," said Mahadin.
Based on the level of damage, the NTT BPBD recorded 6,463 houses with severe damage, 2,481 houses with moderate damage, and 12,006 houses with minor damage.
East Manggarai was the area with the highest number of affected houses, with 7,480 units. This number is recorded as the total number of damaged houses, but the breakdown of severe, moderate, and light damage for East Manggarai has not been listed separately.
Furthermore, West Manggarai recorded 3,493 damaged houses, consisting of 1,410 severely damaged, 635 moderately damaged, and 1,448 lightly damaged.
In Manggarai, 1,983 houses were affected, with 1,597 severely damaged, 263 moderately damaged, and 123 lightly damaged.
Furthermore, Nagekeo recorded 2,862 houses, consisting of 1,373 severely damaged, 260 moderately damaged, and 1,229 lightly damaged. Ngada recorded 2,296 affected houses, with 698 severely damaged, 465 moderately damaged, and 1,133 lightly damaged.
Meanwhile, in Ende, 951 houses were damaged, consisting of 285 severely damaged, 149 moderately damaged, and 537 lightly damaged. In Sikka, 227 houses were affected, with 158 severely damaged, 18 moderately damaged, and 51 lightly damaged.
In East Sumba, five houses were damaged, all categorized as lightly damaged.
Mahadin stated that damage data collection is a crucial part of post-disaster management, particularly in determining aid needs, repairing residents' homes, and restoring public service facilities.
The NTT Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) and the district government continue to update data to ensure targeted assistance to affected communities.
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