Earthquake off Indonesia's Flores island kills at least 38, toll still rising

Fact-check index: 78/100 — The article accurately reflects the France24 and BBC reporting on the Flores earthquake's magnitude, death toll progression, injuries, and rescue conditions, but adds an unsupported detail about evacuations spreading to 'neighboring coastlines' and floats an unverified 'tsunami alert' status that no source mentions.

• Powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia's Flores island early Saturday — Confirmed by both France24 articles and the BBC piece.
• Death toll climbed through the day as rescuers reach areas cut off by landslides/blocked roads — Matches France24's coverage of rising toll (5 → 20 → 38+) and landslide-blocked roads.
• BBC initial report put five dead — BBC headline/article states 'Five dead after 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia.'
• France24 subsequent count raised toll to 20 — Second France24 article: 'at least 20 people dead.'
• Magnitude 7.7 — Stated identically in both France24 articles and the BBC piece.
• Confirmed dead 38+, toll still rising — First France24 article headline and text: 'kills at least 38.'
• 6 injured — First France24 article: 'injuring six.'
• Emergency crews digging through collapsed buildings, hampered by aftershocks and power outages — Directly matches first France24 article's description of rescue conditions.
• Residents fled to higher ground amid fears of a tsunami, mass evacuations along Flores — Second France24 article: 'residents fled to higher ground amid fears of a tsunami.'
• Evacuations extended to 'neighboring coastlines' — Sources describe evacuation only in relation to Flores island itself; no mention of neighboring coastlines being evacuated.
• Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, underscoring seismic risk — Matches first France24 article's closing line almost verbatim.
• Whether the tsunami alert is lifted or upgraded — No source mentions an official tsunami alert/warning being issued at all—only residents' fear-driven evacuation—so this framing is not established by the cited material.