Most of the injured have broken bones due to being buried under the debris of the building (representational image)
A powerful earthquake has occurred in Indonesia. According to the latest figures, at least 56 people have been killed and more than 700 injured in the 5.6-magnitude earthquake, local media Kompas TV quoted Hermann Suhrenman, the local administration chief of Cianjur province, as saying. Earlier, the news agency AFP quoted local officials as saying that at least 44 people have died and more than 300 have been injured due to this earthquake. The earthquake occurred on Monday in Java, the main island of Indonesia. Several dozen people have been killed, said Adam, the local administration spokesman for Cianjur area in West Java. Hundreds or maybe say thousands of houses have been destroyed. So far 44 people have died.”
another video #Indonesia 🇮🇩 Widespread damage and chaos in #Cianjur from 5.6 Magnitude #earthquake in West #Java,
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Many videos of the earthquake in Indonesia are also coming on social media. These show the damage caused after the 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Cianjur, Indonesia.
#Indonesia ❗️ Mangunkerta village west of #Cianjur also suffered structural collapses and severe damage in the West Java region after the 5.6 Mw. #earthquake,
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Quoting social media, it is being told that this earthquake has caused more damage in the rural areas. According to a video shared on Twitter, many houses and shops have been destroyed by this earthquake in Mangunkerta village of Siyanjur area. Debris lying on the roadside can be seen in the video.
Earlier, Hermann Suhrmann, head of the Cianjur administration, told broadcaster Metro TV that “the information I am getting now is that at least 300 people are being treated in this hospital. Most of them are trapped under the building’s debris.” Came here because of broken bones.”
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