A strong, shallow earthquake toppled buildings and collapsed walls on Indonesia's densely populated main island of Java on Monday, killing at least 56 and injuring around 700 as people rushed into the streets, some covered in blood and white debris.
In photo released by Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency , rescuers inspect school damaged by earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022.A strong, shallow earthquake toppled buildings and collapsed walls on Indonesia's densely populated main island of Java on Monday, killing at least 56 and injuring hundreds as people rushed into the streets, some covered in blood and white debris.
Residents, some crying with children in their arms, fled damaged homes after the magnitude 5.6 quake shook the Cianjur region in West Java province in late afternoon, at a depth of 10 kilometers . It also caused panic in the greater Jakarta area, where high-rises swayed and some were evacuated. "The quake felt so strong. My colleagues and I decided to get out of our office on the ninth floor using the emergency stairs," said Vidi Primadhania, an employee in South Jakarta.
Several landslides were reported around Cianjur. Among the dozens of buildings that were damaged was an Islamic boarding school, a hospital and other public facilities, the agency said.Some victims and survivors were being taken to the government hospital in Cianjur, where emergency tents were erected and workers treated the injured.Earthquakes occur frequently across the sprawling archipelago nation, but it is uncommon for them to be felt in Jakarta.
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