At least 46 people are dead and 700 injured after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia, officials said
At least 46 people have died after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s West Java province on Monday, according to the country’s National Agency for Disaster Management . A further 700 were left injured, according to Major General Suharyanto, head of the BNPB.
The quake hit the Cianjur region in West Java province at a depth of 10 kilometers , according to the United States Geological Survey . Four schools and 52 houses collapsed or were badly damaged, according the BNPB local office in the Cianjur region. A mosque and a hospital were also damaged, according to the office. This is a breaking news story, more to follow.
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