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An earthquake on the main Indonesian island of Java has killed at least 162 people and injured hundreds, the national disaster agency says. The 5.6 magnitude quake struck Cianjur town in West Java, at a shallow depth of 10km (six miles), according to US Geological Survey data. Scores of people were taken to hospital, with many treated outside. The area where the quake struck is densely populated and prone to landslides, with poorly built houses reduced to rubble in many areas. 91福利社 Indonesia Editor Jerome Wirawan says rescue teams are "struggling" to reach the villages in the region due to routes being cut off by landslides. Water and electricity is "paralysed" and many people are "sleeping outside their houses because they're afraid of the aftershocks." (Photo: Locals walk past collapsed houses, after earthquake hit in Cianjur, West Java province, Indonesia, November 21, 2022. Credit: Reteurs)
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