World news: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has brought down buildings on the densely-populated island
At least 162 people, the majority of which are reportedly children, have been killed and hundreds more injured after an earthquake on Indonesia’s Java island, officials have said. The magnitude 5.6 earthquake toppled buildings and collapsed walls on the densely populated island on Monday, November 21.
Emergency workers treated the injured on stretchers and blankets outside main hospitals and in car parks after the tremor, while rescue teams looked for others who may have been buried in the debris of collapsed brick houses. The quake was powerful enough to bring down walls, chunks of concrete and roof tiles, some of which landed inside bedrooms.West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil said the number of confirmed dead has now risen to 162. “The majority of those who died were children,” he said.
Most of the victims and survivors were taken to the government hospital in Cianjur, where emergency tents were erected and workers treated the injured.
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