Earthquake on Indonesia’s main island of Java kills at least 162 people
by Adi Renaldi in Jakarta, Rebecca Ratcliffe and agen from World news | The Guardian on (#6626J)
Rescue operation under way after magnitude-5.6 quake triggers landslides and causes buildings to collapse
At least 162 people have been killed after a magnitude-5.6 earthquake struck Indonesia's main island of Java, triggering landslides and causing buildings to collapse.
The US Geological Survey said the quake, which struck late in the afternoon, was centred in the Cianjur region of West Java province at a depth of 6.2 miles (10km).
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