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Earthquake relief, Indonesia

The earthquake took their homes. Help them rebuild.

Since the August earthquake, thousands of families still have no safe home. Your donation goes straight to them.

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Filmed after the earthquake. A health officer brings crutches to a man now living under a tarp.

On 15 August 2026, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off Flores.

The shaking reached Sumbawa, Sumba and South Sulawesi. By late September, the official count looked like this.

people killed
136
people injured
1,776
homes damaged
44,767
people still in shelters
23,578

Sources: BNPB figures reported by Kompas, 1 Oct 2026 and Suara, 30 Sep 2026. Casualties and schools: 2026 Flores earthquake.

Roofs gone. Walls split open.

Families are sleeping under tarps tied to whatever is still standing. At the start of October, government repair grants still had not been paid out.

A two-storey building, knocked off its base.
A roof brought down onto the floor below.
Walls still standing, with no roof left.

Your donation goes straight to the families living with this.

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Your money goes straight to survivors.

We hand donations to families directly, so they can buy what they need most.

What remains of a house: bare walls around an empty, rubble-strewn floor.

Rebuilding

Cement, roof sheeting and tools to start again.

Tarps

Waterproof cover for families sleeping outside.

Food

Rice, cooking oil and drinking water while kitchens are gone.

Shelter

Poles, rope and sheeting for a safer place to sleep.

Stripe takes a small card processing fee. Everything else goes to survivors.

Schools, homes, shops. Gone in seconds.

The August earthquake alone damaged 1,918 schools and education facilities and 44,767 homes. Rebuilding starts one family at a time.

An older man in a white cap covers his eyes with his hand as he stands in front of a destroyed wooden house and a pile of rusted roofing.
Outside a destroyed home after the Flores earthquake, August 2026. Photo: EFE.
A man crouches in a field of broken bricks and twisted metal sheeting, searching through the rubble of a collapsed building.
Searching the rubble in Manado, North Sulawesi, after the 2 April 2026 earthquake. Photo via Arab News.
A two-storey shophouse collapsed forward onto the street, its upper floor balcony resting on the rubble of the ground floor.
A collapsed shophouse in East Manggarai, the day after the Flores earthquake. Photo: BNPB, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
A primary school building with its front wall torn open and its frame twisted. Two small wooden classroom chairs stand empty in the yard.
A state Islamic primary school in Reok, Manggarai, two days after the Flores earthquake. Photo: Presidential Secretariat of Indonesia, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Men in uniforms stand among torn facade panels and debris outside a damaged red and white building.
A damaged sports committee building in Manado, North Sulawesi, April 2026. Photo via The Jakarta Post.

Families can't rebuild alone. You can help them start today.

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Questions donors ask

Who are you?

Level Earth is an independent group raising money for earthquake survivors in eastern Indonesia. We are not a registered charity.

Where does my money go?

Straight to survivors. Families use it for tarps, food, shelter and materials to rebuild. Stripe's card fee is the only deduction.

Is my donation tax-deductible?

No. Because we are not a registered charity, donations are not tax-deductible.

Is the payment secure?

Yes. Checkout runs on Stripe's hosted payment page, so your card details go to Stripe and never to us. Stripe emails you a receipt.

How do I change or cancel a monthly donation?

Any time. Contact us using the details at the bottom of this page and we'll update or cancel it for you.

Are you part of the government or the police?

No. The officials in our footage are local Indonesian officers, not members of our group, and they do not endorse this appeal. Every photo in the gallery is labelled with where and when it was taken, and who took it.

How do I contact you?

Use the email or WhatsApp details at the bottom of this page.

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