The death toll from Monday’s 5.6-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia’s main island rose to at least 268, as rescuers continued to find bodies under wrecked buildings
shook Indonesia’s main island of Java on Monday rose to at least 268
The quake caused large-scale destruction in the Cianjur area of West Java and was felt as far away as the capital, Jakarta, around 40 miles northwest. It occurred at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles, leading to violent shaking at the surface. Officials said more than 3,000 homes were damaged, displacing thousands of people. Television news footage showed roofs and walls caved in, pathways littered with chunks of wood and brick and homes reduced to heaps of rubble.
The office building is badly damaged, as are most homes in Cijedil village, Mr. Sugandi said, including his. His family is sheltering in a makeshift tent they erected in front of their house. Unable to access their homes to cook, he said, people don’t have enough food.Rescue efforts were hampered by electricity outages, aftershocks and landslides triggered by the earthquake. These factors also slowed medical treatment.
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