Indonesia: Earthquake Leaves At Least 46 Dead, 700 Injured

JAKARTA: On Monday, a shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia's largest island of Java caused landslides that resulted in hundreds of injuries and at least 46 fatalities.

As far away as Jakarta, where terrified citizens fled into the streets, they could feel the afternoon quake, which was centered in the Cianjur district of West Java, according to the United States Geological Survey.

"According to recent statistics, 46 people died. The victims continued coming from different places.

About 700 persons suffered injuries "Head of Cianjur's municipal government, Herman Suherman spoke to the media.

He previously stated that the majority of fatalities were recorded in a single hospital, with the majority of victims being murdered in the rubble of demolished structures.

He claimed that following the earthquake, the Sayang hospital in the town lost power, making it impossible for medical staff to treat injured patients.

According to media-obtained footage, locals rushed patients to the hospital in pickup trucks and motorbikes.

As locals stretched a tarpaulin over the road for the dead, they were positioned in front of the facility.

Suherman claimed that because of the enormous number of victims, authorities still needed more medical personnel and that electricity was still out.

According to Adam, a representative for the administration who goes by one name like many Indonesians, thousands of homes may have been damaged in the earthquake.

As per the reports given by Indonesian media, shops, a hospital, and an Islamic boarding school in the town sustained significant damage.

The buildings in Cianjur with collapsed roofs and street-level rubble were depicted on television.

According to sources, there are a large number of families in communities who have not left.

\At least 14 people have died in the Cianjur district, according to Indonesia's disaster chief Suharyanto, who also goes by one name, although he added that more details were "still unfolding."

Residents in the area were cautioned by Indonesia's meteorology office to keep an eye out for additional shocks.

Dwikorita Karnawati, the chief of Indonesia's meteorology service, told reporters, "We call on people to stay outside the buildings for now as there might be potential aftershocks."

The USGS had previously estimated the earthquake's magnitude to be 5.4. No serious injuries or property damage were reported in Jakarta.

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