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Rescue operations were going on in Indonesia's Java island for survivors on Tuesday (November 22) morning after a magnitude 5.6 earthquake on Monday (November 21) killed at least 162 and injured hundreds.

CIANJUR, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesian rescue workers were racing on Tuesday to reach people still trapped in rubble after an earthquake devastated a West Java town a day earlier, killing at least 162 people and injuring hundreds, as officials warned the death toll may rise.

Death toll from 5.6-magnitude earthquake reaches 162; many victims were children killed by collapsed buildings

Hundreds of people were injured in the Monday quake and officials warned the death toll was likely to rise

A powerful earthquake killed more than 160 people in Indonesia's West Java province on Monday, with rescuers searching for survivors trapped under the rubble amid a series of aftershock, Reuters reported. The epicentre of the 5.6 magnitude quake was near the town of Cianjur in mountainous West Java, about 75 km (45 miles) southeast of

By Johan Purnomo and Stefanno Sulaiman CIANJUR, Indonesia (Reuters) -An earthquake that struck Indonesia's West Java killed at least 268 people, many of

Landslides, rough terrain, electricity outages and aftershocks hampering rescue efforts.

Rescuers were digging through debris on Tuesday to find survivors of a powerful earthquake that toppled homes and buildings in a highly populated area of Indonesia's West Java province, killing at least 268 people.

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Authorities also record more than 100 aftershocks.