A total of 272 people have been confirmed dead so far in the 2011 earthquake that hit western Java, Indonesia.
In addition, 39 people are still missing after being caught up in landslides caused by the earthquake, and rescue efforts have been difficult.
On the 21st, an earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred in western Java, Indonesia, and according to the National Disaster Management Agency,
▽ 272 people have been confirmed dead so far,
▽ 39 people are missing, and
▽ about 2,000 people are injured. is out.
Locally, on the afternoon of the 24th, 72 hours had passed since the outbreak, when the survival rate is said to drop sharply.
In Cianjur province, West Java, where the damage was severe, landslides occurred due to the shaking of the earthquake, and houses and cars were buried.
At the site of a large-scale landslide, which is said to have involved 30 people, more than 70% of the missing, the Indonesian government has dispatched approximately 320 rescue workers and five search dogs to continue rescue operations. .
However, every time it rained or an earthquake occurred after that, there was a risk that landslides would occur again, so rescue activities were forced to be suspended, and the approximately 20 heavy machinery that had been collected could not be operated.
President Joko Widodo visited the affected areas on the 24th and instructed that rescue operations should be given top priority and called for vigilance against further disasters.
In the affected areas, more than 60,000 people were forced to evacuate to outdoor tents, and some of the elderly and children became ill.