Earthquake hits Indonesia’s Java island - UPDATES

At least 56 were killed and 700 were hurt as an earthquake hits Indonesia’s Java island
Date: November 21, 2022Author: Nwo Report

Hundreds of homes were damaged, including a boarding school, a hospital, and several government buildings, the national disaster agency chief said.




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An earthquake shook Indonesia‘s main Java island Monday afternoon, killing at least 56 people, local officials said.
Around 700 people were injured, National Disaster Mitigation Agency chief Suharyanto said.
“Many were hurt because they were hit by collapsed buildings,” he added.
The death toll reached 56 as of Monday evening, according to Herman Suherman, the head of the Cianjur district.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck West Java at 1:21 p.m. local time (1:21 a.m. ET). It was centered in the Cianjur region at a depth of 6.2 miles — about 47 miles southeast of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.
At least 25 aftershocks were recorded by the country’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agencies.



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“There are residents trapped in isolated places … so we are under the assumption that the number of injured and deaths will rise with time,” West Java Gov. Ridwan Kamil told reporters, according to Reuters.
Hundreds of homes were damaged, including a boarding school, a hospital and several government buildings, Suharyanto told reporters. Several landslides were also reported around the epicenter.
Information was still being collected about the extent of the casualties and damage, the disaster agency said in a statement. Injured residents were rushed to hospitals and were also seen receiving medical treatment in parking lots, according to initial photographs from the region.
The quake was felt strongly in the greater Jakarta area. Skyscrapers in the capital swayed and some were evacuated.
The Southeast Asian country of more than 270 million lies on the “Ring of Fire,” a string of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin, and is frequently shocked by earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions.
In February, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake killed at least 25 people and injured more than 460 in West Sumatra province. In January 2021, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake killed more than 100 people and injured nearly 6,500 in West Sulawesi province.

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Indonesia: Java Massive quake kills 162 and injures hundreds
Date: November 21, 2022Author: Nwo Report




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An earthquake on the main Indonesian island of Java has killed at least 162 people and injured hundreds, regional governor Ridwan Kamil has said.


The 5.6 magnitude quake struck Cianjur town in West Java, at a shallow depth of 10km (six miles), according to US Geological Survey data.
Scores of people were taken to the hospital, with many treated outside.
Rescuers were working into the night to try to save others thought to still be trapped under collapsed buildings.
The area where the quake struck is densely populated and prone to landslides, with poorly built houses reduced to rubble in many areas.



There are conflicting reports as to the exact number of deaths, and it is difficult to get a definitive figure as the search and rescue effort continues.
Earlier, Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said at least 62 people had died, according to the latest available data.
Speaking to local media, Mr. Kamil said more than 13,000 people had been displaced by the disaster. The West Java governor said earlier that more than 700 people had been injured, and the BNPB said over 2,200 homes have been damaged.
Mr. Kamil said the numbers of injuries and fatalities were likely to increase because there were “a lot of people” still trapped at the scene.

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