Indonesian Army officers stand as they evacuate people from the site of a landslide caused by the earthquake in Cugenang, Cianjur, West Java province, Indonesia, November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
PRESIDENT Joko “Jokowi” Widodo urged rescue workers to prioritise saving victims trapped in rubble after an earthquake devastated a West Java town, killing up to 252 people and injuring hundreds.
The epicentre of the shallow 5.6-magnitude quake hit on land in a mountainous area of Indonesia’s most populous province, causing significant damage to the nearby town of Cianjur and burying at least one village under a landslide.
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