Aftershocks hit Indonesia after deadly 5.6-magnitude earthquake

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Aftershocks hit Indonesia after deadly 5.6-magnitude earthquake
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The earthquake killed over 260 people and struck the country's West Java province.

A man tries to save his belongings from the rubble of his house damaged by the earthquake in Sukamulya village, Cianjur, West Java Province, Indonesia on November 23, 2022.On Monday, an earthquake hit Cianjur in Indonesia’s West Java province at about 1:21 p.m. local time. Thereports that it was at a depth of 6.2 miles, which caused multiple buildings to collapse when many children were at school.

Rescue crews in Indonesia continue to search for the missing and wounded following the event. More than 140 aftershocks have struck following the 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck the country’s highly populated West Java province.According to the country’s National Agency for Disaster Management , at least 268 people are dead, 151 people remain missing, and more than 1,000 are injured.

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