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

CIANJUR, Indonesia: Rescuers searched on Tuesday for survivors buried under rubble after a strong earthquake on Indonesia's main island of Java killed 162 people, injured hundreds and left more feared trapped in collapsed buildings.

The death toll from a 5.6 magnitude earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java has risen to 162, with most of the deaths being children.

Neighbourhoods without power, without water. earthquakes are not unusual here, but this one appears to have been more destructive than most, leaving so many villages isolated, so many lives lost, so many homes to rebuild. valdya baraputi, bbc news, cianjur. a little earlier i spoke tojuventa from the aid agency world vision in indonesia. she told me what kind of aid people needed. so the primary needs are the medical aid because many people are injured. and world vision indonesia also sends tarpaulin because it's also needed right now based on our information. food, water and also sanitation f...

Java, also spelled Djawa or Jawa, island of Indonesia lying southeast of Malaysia and Sumatra, south of Borneo (Kalimantan), and west of Bali. Java is home to roughly half of Indonesia’s population and dominates the country politically and economically. The capital of Java and of the country is Jakarta (formerly Batavia), which is also Indonesia’s largest city. Administratively, Java is composed of three propinsi (or provinsi; provinces)—West Java (Jawa Barat), Central Java (Jawa Tengah), and East Java (Jawa Timur)—as well as Jakarta Raya (Greater Jakarta) daerah khusus lbukota (speci...