Published a video of the consequences of the earthquake on the island of Java

The island of Java, the main island of the Indonesian archipelago, was hit by an earthquake today, Monday. As a result

At least 46 people were killed and dozens of buildings were destroyed. Residents of the island had to evacuate.

“At the Chanjur district hospital there are46 dead and about 700 wounded. Many were injured due to collapsed buildings,” said Suharyanto, head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency.

According to the US Geological Survey,An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred in the Candjur region of West Java province at a depth of 10 km. There have also been reports of several landslides around Cianjur. The agency said dozens of buildings were damaged, including an Islamic boarding school, a hospital and other public facilities.

Information about the victims and damage is still being collected, the message says.

The earthquake was strongly felt in the Jakarta area.High-rise buildings in the capital began to shake, and some were evacuated. While seismic activity is common throughout the vast archipelago, it is rarely felt in Jakarta.

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