CIANJUR, Indonesia — A strong earthquake killed greater than 160 individuals in Indonesia’s West Java province on Monday, with rescuers looking for survivors trapped underneath the rubble amid a collection of aftershocks.
The epicenter of the 5.6 magnitude quake was close to the city of Cianjur in mountainous West Java, about 75 km (45 miles) southeast of the capital, Jakarta. The area is dwelling to over 2.5 million individuals.
West Java governor Ridwan Kamil mentioned on Instagram that 162 individuals had been killed and 326 have been injured.
Indonesia’s catastrophe mitigation company (BNPB) nonetheless positioned the demise toll at 62 and rescuers have been looking for 25 believed to be trapped underneath rub…
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