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Indonesia Quake Off Flores Triggers Evacuations, Deaths

Following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake off Flores Island, Indonesian authorities urged immediate coastal evacuations to higher ground, advising residents to move more than two kilometers inland or seek elevations above 10 meters as a tsunami warning was issued. Coverage across BNPB briefings and AFP reports notes the advisory spans Flores’ northern coast and southern regions, with aftershocks reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre and echoed by multiple outlets including Malay Mail and Ynet News.