Earthquake kills at least 160 in Indonesia’s Java
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck the main Java island.
This earthquake killed more than 160 people, injured over 700 people, displaced over 13,000 people and over 2,200 homes were damaged. This information was told to the media by the governor of west Java, Mr. Ridwan Kamil.
Rescue operations are being conducted to rescue people, who are still stuck under debris from broken buildings.
The area which was hit by the earthquake is densely populated.
The BBC has put out images of a broken school.
Image from BBC
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