The toll of an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java increased on Tuesday to 268 dead and several hundred injured, as relief efforts increased efforts to find survivors in the rubble.

The epicenter of the 5.6 magnitude earthquake that hit West Java province, the most populous province in this Southeast Asian archipelago, on Monday was located near the city of Cianjur.

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  • The earthquake killed 268 people, according to a latest report announced by Suharyanto, the head of the national disaster management agency during a press conference.

  • "Our priority is the search for and evacuation of the victims," ​​said the official, reporting 151 missing persons.

  • The epicenter of the 5.6 magnitude earthquake that hit West Java province, the most populous province in this Southeast Asian archipelago, on Monday was located near the city of Cianjur.

  • This is the deadliest earthquake toll in Indonesia since 2018.

  • In urban areas, doctors treated patients outdoors as well as in makeshift care units under tents after the earthquake.

  • The victims perished in the collapse of buildings, but also in landslides triggered by the tremors that hit this very hilly region.

  • Indonesian President Joko Widodo promised compensation during a visit to the scene, asking the rescue teams "to mobilize their personnel" to allow the evacuation of the victims above all.

  • More than 2,000 homes were damaged.

    Some 13,000 people have been taken to evacuation centers, West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil said.

  • Many other residents continued to search for missing relatives amid the chaos.

  • Drone footage shows the extent of the damage caused by the quake: bulldozers attempt to clear a road after an entire swath of brown earth hill collapsed.

  • Located on the Pacific "ring of fire" where tectonic plates meet, Indonesia is regularly confronted with earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.

  • In January 2021, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake killed more than 100 people on the island of Celebes.

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