Indonesia: On Monday, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 shook Java, the largest island in Indonesia, leaving at least 20 people dead and 300 injured. The epicentre was close to the Cianjur town in West Java. A shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake that rattled Indonesia’s Java island is said to have destroyed buildings. Even in Jakarta’s capital, highrises were shook by the earthquake.
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Official statement from authorities
“The information I got for now, in this hospital alone, nearly 20 died and at least 300 people are being treated. Most of them had fractures from being trapped by the ruins of buildings,” Herman Suherman, the Chief of Cianjur’s administration, said to Metro TV.
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Damage caused to life and property
Several Cianjur buildings were shown on TV with their roofs collapsing. A 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck the nation and caused at least 20 fatalities issued a warning to locals living close to the epicentre. There will probably be more casualties.
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