162 deaths were reported, hundreds more were injured and more than 13,000 people were forced to flee their homes.
The head of the Indonesian province of West Java, Ridwan Kamil, announced the death of 162 people as a result of a strong earthquake in the region. Sky News reported this.
Hundreds more people were affected and more than 13,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes by the 5.6-magnitude earthquake, he said.
Many citizens were injured due to the collapse of buildings, some were under the rubble.
Local authorities from Chanzhur noted that efforts to evacuate people in some areas were complicated by landslides.
It will be remembered that an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 occurred on the Indonesian island of Java. Initially, 46 dead and 700 injured were reported.
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