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Tragedy in Indonesia: 5.6 magnitude earthquake kills at least 62 people

Many roads and highways in West Java, where the epicenter of the earthquake occurred, have been closed, and some distribution stations have been damaged. | Font: AFP

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Least 62 people killed and hundreds injured in the earthquake magnitude 5.6 will shake the province West Java, The authorities said it was the most populous city in Indonesia, with a population of almost 50 million.

Here’s how he confirmed it National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB, in Indonesian), which updated the number dead D injured earthquake.

Chanjur Government Spokesperson, Adamindicated that most of the victims died in sayang hospital the municipality where the epicenter of the earthquake is located. West Java.

The number of deaths could rise

During chaos and fear faced with landslides and victims trapped under rubble, authorities They expect the death toll to rise over time.

administrative head of Chianjur, Herman Suchermanpointed out that tremors stayed around 700 woundedThis is stated in the message of local media.

“Injured people continue to come from many areas. About 700 people were injured,” he said. Sucherman on the Compass TV channel.

He added that due to the destruction caused by the earthquake, many roads and highways in the region were closed, some distribution stations were damaged, which led to power outages in several cities.

After the initial earthquake Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) recorded 25 aftershocks in just two hours.

Videos released by local authorities show dozens of people, some of them unconscious, being treated and taken by ambulance to medical centers in the region.

In addition, the images show several damaged objects and facilities, and some houses were completely destroyed by the aftershock, which was felt in the capital Jakarta, located about 75 kilometers from the epicenter.

Over 300 houses damaged

Influence earthquake caused serious damage at least 343 houses and the Islamic boarding school was badly damaged and the Chanjur hospital was moderately damaged.

Chaos has also been recorded in at least four government buildings, three schools, a church and several local businesses, according to the latest official balance sheet.

Indonesia stands on the so-called Pacific ring of firean area of ​​great seismic and volcanic activity, in which about 7,000 earthquakes are recorded annually, most of them moderate.

One of the country’s deadliest disasters occurred in 2004, when a massive earthquake in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra triggered a tsunami that killed more than 226,000 people in a dozen countries bordering the Indian Ocean.

(As reported by EFE)


Source: RPP

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