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Indonesian earthquake death toll rises to 268 in West Java – Xinhua English.news.cn

Xinhua News Agency, Jakarta, November 22 (Reporter Wang Ona Yangda) According to the latest news released by the Indonesian National Agency for Disaster Resilience on November 22, the 5.6 magnitude earthquake that occurred in West Java province, in Indonesia on the 21st killed 268 people.

In the early morning of November 22, people affected by the earthquake rested outdoors in Zhanyu District, West Java Province, Indonesia. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Qin

According to sources, after the earthquake over 58,000 people were forced to flee their homes, while 151 are still missing. Relief efforts are still underway.

On the 22nd, Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited the epicenter area of ​​Zhanyu, stating that the government will provide funds to rebuild the damaged houses and that the new houses must meet earthquake resistance standards.

This is an image of an earthquake-damaged building in Chanyu district, West Java province, Indonesia on November 21. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Qin

According to the website of the Indonesian Agency of Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics, the earthquake occurred at 13:21 Jakarta time on the 21st (14:21 Beijing time), with the epicenter located 10 kilometers southwest of the district of Zhanyu, West Java province, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. .

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