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Earthquake on Indonesia’s main island of Java kills at least 162 people

Earthquake on Indonesia’s main island of Java kills at least 162 people


Earthquake on Indonesia’s main island of Java kills at least 162 people

At least 162 people have been killed after a magnitude-5.6 earthquake struck Indonesia's main island of Java, triggering landslides and causing buildings to collapse.

The US Geological Survey said the quake, which struck late in the afternoon, was centred in the Cianjur region of West Java province at a depth of 6.2 miles (10km).

Ridwan Kamil, the governor of West Java, said 162 people had been killed.

"The majority of those who died were children," he said, adding that many were students who were taking extra lessons. "So many incidents occurred at several Islamic schools."

Footage from Cianjur showed a school building with a collapsed roof, as well as badly damaged homes where brick walls had been torn down. At a local hospital, overwhelmed by the number of victims, the injured were treated outside, some lying on mattresses or blankets on the ground as they were given oxygen masks and IV drips.

Gen Suharyanto, the head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), said the nearby Sayang hospital had no power after the quake, hampering efforts to treat victims, and that more medical staff were needed.

Several landslides were reported across Cianjur. Dozens of buildings were damaged, including an Islamic boarding school, a hospital and other public facilities, the BNPB said. Information was still being collected about the extent of casualties and damage, the agency added.

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