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Strong Indonesia quake kills 35, damages 1,300 homes
« on: September 03, 2009, 03:09:39 AM »
By Olivia Rondonuwu

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake killed at least 35 people and forced thousands to flee homes and offices in Indonesia on Wednesday, government agencies said.

The 7.0 magnitude quake, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey, shook buildings in the capital Jakarta and flattened homes in villages closer to the epicentre in West Java.

Government officials said about 1,300 houses were damaged although local television reports put the number at 3,500. At least 35 people were killed and more than 300 people injured, they said.

More than 40 people were missing after the quake triggered a landslide in the district of Cianjur, about 60 miles (100 km) south of Jakarta, an official at the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said.

Priyadi Kardono, another official, said the death toll could be much higher as scores of houses and office buildings had collapsed or suffered severe damage. It was proving difficult to contact some of the affected areas.

"Communications with the coastal areas were completely cut, so we don't know the conditions there," he said. "No reports have come from those areas, although we assume those were the most affected ones. It's possible the death toll could grow higher."

The health ministry said it was sending medical teams to the affected areas in West Java. State news agency Antara reported that villagers were clearing away the rubble from collapsed buildings to try to find survivors and bodies.

"Many houses are flattened to the ground," said Edi Sapuan in Margamukti village, not far from Tasikmalaya. "Only the wooden houses remain standing. Many villagers are injured, covered in blood."



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