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JAKARTA: The death toll from an earthquake that hit Indonesia’s main island of Java has risen to 268, the National Disaster Management Agency said on Tuesday, as rescue workers raced to reach survivors trapped under the rubble. At least 151 people are still missing after the 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck the mountainous West Java province on Monday afternoon. The quake had

The earthquake, which struck at a depth of just 10 km (6.2 miles) and was felt strongly in the capital Jakarta about 75 km away, damaged at least 2,200 homes and displaced more than 5,000 people.

CIANJUR, Indonesia (Reuters) -- Indonesian rescue workers were racing on Tuesday to reach people still trapped in rubble after an earthquake devastate

Death toll is likely to rise as rescue efforts continue after Monday’s 5.6 magnitude earthquake in west of Java island.

The epicentre of the 5.6 magnitude quake was near the town of Cianjur in mountainous West Java, about 75 km southeast of the capital, Jakarta. The region is home to over 2.5 million people.

Indonesian officials said they are already setting up temporary shelters for thousands of Indonesians displaced by the earthquake.

Indonesian rescue workers were racing on Tuesday to reach people still trapped in rubble a day after an earthquake devastated a West Java town, killing at least 162 people and injuring hundreds, as

By Johan Purnomo and Stefanno Sulaiman

CIANJUR, Indonesia: Children killed when their schools collapsed accounted for many of the 162 dead in an earthquake that devastated a town on Indones...

Stories of tragedy and survival are emerging following Monday's devastating earthquake in Indonesia's West Java that killed at least 252 people.