A magnitude 5.6 earthquake topples buildings, killing dozens and wounding hundreds in Indonesia.
Indonesia earthquake kills more than 150, hundreds wounded in Java
Residents, some of them crying with children in their arms, fled damaged homes after the magnitude 5.6 quake shook the Cianjur region in West Java province in late afternoon, at a depth of 6.2 miles. It also caused panic in the greater Jakarta area, where high-rises swayed and some were evacuated. Herman Suherman, head of Cianjur regency, said the death toll reached 56 as of Monday evening. About 700 were injured, said National Disaster Mitigation Agency chief Suharyanto said.
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