China News Service, November 22, comprehensive report, on the 21st local time, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake occurred in West Java, Indonesia. So far, 162 people have died and hundreds of people have been injured.

On November 21, 2022, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in West Java, Indonesia, causing hundreds of deaths and injuries.

　　The epicenter of the earthquake was located in the Chanyu area of ​​West Java Province, about 75 kilometers southeast of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.

Indonesian local TV live broadcasted images showed that the epicenter in mountainous towns was densely populated with many houses and trees collapsed, and many landslides blocked roads in the quake area.

　　The governor of West Java province said most of the victims were children.

Many of them are students in public schools. When the earthquake happened, they had finished their classes for the day and were taking supplementary lessons at school.

　　Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said as many as 700 people were injured.

　　A construction worker who is being treated in hospital said the quake was "very strong".

"I saw my friends run out of the building, but I couldn't get out in time and got knocked over," he said.

　　"The building was completely flattened," recalls Sarmadi, who was working in a nearby area when the earthquake struck. "I was working in an office building. The building was not damaged, but the shaking was very strong, and a lot of things fell. I got hit hard on my leg." He had to wait for treatment in a tent outside the hospital because the clinic was overcrowded.

　　According to the Associated Press, there are about 175,000 residents in this area, and more than 13,000 people were forced to flee their homes after their houses were damaged in the strong earthquake.

Officials in Zhanyu area said that there are still many victims trapped in the collapsed houses. As the search and rescue work progresses, the number of casualties will increase.

　　Local hospitals were overwhelmed by the number of wounded.

First responders treated the injured outside hospitals on stretchers and blankets, in open fields and in parking lots.

Hundreds of people gathered outside the hospital building awaiting treatment.

　　Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency recorded at least 25 aftershocks.

　　Residents working in the Indonesian capital also felt the earthquake. "The earthquake was very strong. My colleagues and I decided to take the fire stairs to leave the office on the ninth floor." When the earthquake occurred, many residents of the Indonesian capital ran to the streets or hid in under the desk.

　　According to reports, due to its geographical location, Indonesia, with a population of more than 270 million, is often hit by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis.

　　In January 2021, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred in West Sulawesi, Indonesia, causing hundreds of casualties.

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami left nearly 230,000 people dead or missing in a dozen countries, mostly in Indonesia.