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Death toll from West Java quake reaches 271, 40 still missing - disaster mitigation agency

The death toll from Monday's 5.6-magnitude quake in the Indonesian town of Cianjur has risen to 271, the chief of the disaster mitigation agency said on Wednesday, with 40 people still missing.

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'That was my daughter': parents grapple with loss from deadly Java quake

In the aftermath of Monday's deadly quake in the Indonesian province of West Java, Rian Solihat had run straight to her daughter's school only to find it had become a tumble of brick, torn books and lopsided palm trees.

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Saudi Cabinet Praises Efforts to Enhance Kingdom’s Global Economic Position

The Saudi Cabinet on Tuesday hailed the Kingdom’s keenness to communicate and strengthen relations with friendly countries as it continues playing a pivotal role through the participatory work system at the global level. King Salman bin Abdulaziz had chaired the Cabinet's session at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Tuesday. During…

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Quake rescue efforts in Indonesia focus on landslide-hit villages

Monday’s earthquake unleashed dangerous landslides which swept dozens of homes down the mountainsides.

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Isolated by landslides, Indonesia earthquake survivors turn to each other for help

Still waiting for Indonesian government assistance days after the catastrophic Cianjur earthquake, the residents of the small West Java village of Cibereum are sheltering under tarps and living off instant noodles.

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Search effort intensifies after Indonesia quake killed 268

More rescuers and volunteers have been deployed to search for the dead and missing from an earthquake in Indonesia that killed at least 268 people

The Independent UK

Aftershocks, heavy rain hamper Indonesia earthquake rescuers

Driving rain and the danger of landslides disrupted work of Indonesian rescue workers searching on Wednesday for survivors of an earthquake that killed 271 people, with an official warning that time was running out for anyone trapped in rubble.

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Why are shallow earthquakes more destructive? The disaster in Java is a devastating example

On November 21 2022 an earthquake near the Indonesian city of Cianjur in West Java caused at least 268 deaths and damaged 22,000 buildings.

The Conversation

Wheatbelt, Kimberley tremors unrelated to deadly Indonesian earthquake, scientists say

A magnitude-4.3 earthquake close to Derby shook the Kimberley town on Monday evening with reports of homes shaking followed by a "noise like thunder".

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Indonesia's earthquake had just a 5.6 magnitude. Why are hundreds of people dead?

Bodies continued to be pulled from debris Tuesday in the hardest-hit city of Cianjur. Experts say proximity to fault lines, the shallowness of the quake and poor infrastructure all worsened the toll.

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A shallow tremor in a densely populated town made this Indonesia’s deadliest earthquake this year

Solomon Islands was struck by two earthquakes within half an hour yesterday, just a day after a deadly quake struck West Java. So why was the comparatively smaller quake in Indonesia more deadly?

ABC News

Indonesia earthquake: many of those killed were schoolchildren, says official

Death toll of Java quake rises to 268, with dozens of schools affected, as rescuers race against time to find survivors

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Analysis-Drops of climate finance start to fill an ocean of need

The biggest deal to date to forge the kind of private-public sector low-carbon collaboration sought at U.N. climate talks promises $20 billion to shut down Indonesian coal-fired power plants - and it's a drop in the ocean.

Reuters

At least 268 killed in earthquake on Indonesia's Java island

At least 151 people are still missing after the quake.

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Indonesia quake toll tops 250 as rescuers comb rubble for survivors

The death toll from the earthquake that shook the Indonesian island of Java leapt to at least 268 on Tuesday as more bodies were found beneath collapsed buildings.

Bangkok Post

Death toll hits 252 as Indonesians face quake trauma

Iwan Gunawan was forced to leave his gravely injured wife buried under rubble to run outside and save his daughter after a strong earthquake rocked Indonesia's largest province.

Reuters

Death toll from Indonesia's earthquake rises to 252 - local government

The death toll from an earthquake that hit Indonesia's Cianjur town in western Java has risen to 252, the local government said in an Instagram post on Tuesday.

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'Nothing was left': After Indonesia quake, families desperately search

For hours Aris stared at an excavator working its way through mounds of earth on the Indonesian island of Java in the hope it might uncover some trace of his loved ones, missing after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake destroyed their home.

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Hunt for Buried Survivors after Indonesia Quake Kills 162

Rescuers on Tuesday searched for survivors buried under rubble after an earthquake on Indonesia's main island of Java killed 162 people, injured hundreds and left more feared trapped in collapsed buildings. The epicenter of the shallow 5.6-magnitude quake on Monday was near the town of Cianjur in Indonesia's most-populous province…

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EXPLAINER: Why was Indonesia's shallow quake so deadly?

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake left more than 160 dead and hundreds injured as buildings crumbled and terrified residents ran for their lives on Indonesia’s main island of Java

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The Loop: First Nauru refugees resettled in New Zealand, earthquake hits Solomon Islands as search for survivors continues in Indonesia

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Indonesian rescue workers racing to reach trapped victims, recover bodies after earthquake leaves at least 268 dead

Stories of tragedy and survival are emerging following Monday's devastating earthquake in Indonesia's West Java that killed at least 268 people.

Reuters

Indonesia to give compensation to earthquake victims - president

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday the government would hand out compensation to victims and their families after an earthquake struck the country's most populous province, killing 162.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia quake kills 162, injures hundreds

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 162 people, with hundreds injured and others missing, on Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday.

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