Earthquake in Indonesia Collapses Buildings, Kills at least 162
2022-11-22
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1A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Java island on Monday, collapsing buildings and killing at least 162 people.
2Hundreds of others were reported injured.
3Indonesian officials said the quake was centered near the town of Cianjur in West Java, about 75 kilometers southeast of the capital, Jakarta.
4West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil said the number of confirmed dead had risen to 162.
5The earthquake caused numerous structures to fall around Cianjur, trapping at least 25 people under collapsed buildings.
6Officials said more than 2,200 homes were damaged and more than 5,300 people had become displaced.
7In Jakarta, some buildings shook and some offices were evacuated.
8The head of Cianjur's government, Herman Suherman, reported power outages in the area.
9The power cuts were affecting some communication efforts.
10Suherman added that a landslide had blocked evacuations in one area.
11Hundreds of victims were treated on the grounds of the main government hospital in Cianjur.
12Elsewhere, groups of people gathered outside buildings that had collapsed.
13Among numerous damaged structures were an Islamic school, a hospital and other public buildings, the disaster agency said.
14Officials were still working to examine the full level of damage.
15Indonesia's weather and geophysics agency said the quake struck at a comparably shallow depth of 10 kilometers.
16Vidi Primadhania was working in Jakarta when the quake struck.
17"The quake felt so strong. My colleagues and I decided to get out of our office on the ninth floor using the emergency stairs," Primadhania told The Associated Press.
18Some workers who remained inside buildings took cover underneath their desks.
19The country of more than 270 million people often experiences earthquakes, volcanic activity and ocean waves called tsunamis.
20This is because Indonesia sits within the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire," a collection of volcanoes and fault lines.
21In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off Sumatra island in northern Indonesia set off a huge tsunami that struck 14 countries.
22The disaster killed 226,000 people along the Indian Ocean coastline, more than half of them in Indonesia.
23I'm Bryan Lynn.
1A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Java island on Monday, collapsing buildings and killing at least 162 people. Hundreds of others were reported injured. 2Indonesian officials said the quake was centered near the town of Cianjur in West Java, about 75 kilometers southeast of the capital, Jakarta. 3West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil said the number of confirmed dead had risen to 162. 4The earthquake caused numerous structures to fall around Cianjur, trapping at least 25 people under collapsed buildings. Officials said more than 2,200 homes were damaged and more than 5,300 people had become displaced. 5In Jakarta, some buildings shook and some offices were evacuated. 6The head of Cianjur's government, Herman Suherman, reported power outages in the area. The power cuts were affecting some communication efforts. Suherman added that a landslide had blocked evacuations in one area. 7Hundreds of victims were treated on the grounds of the main government hospital in Cianjur. Elsewhere, groups of people gathered outside buildings that had collapsed. 8Among numerous damaged structures were an Islamic school, a hospital and other public buildings, the disaster agency said. Officials were still working to examine the full level of damage. Indonesia's weather and geophysics agency said the quake struck at a comparably shallow depth of 10 kilometers. 9Vidi Primadhania was working in Jakarta when the quake struck. "The quake felt so strong. My colleagues and I decided to get out of our office on the ninth floor using the emergency stairs," Primadhania told The Associated Press. Some workers who remained inside buildings took cover underneath their desks. 10The country of more than 270 million people often experiences earthquakes, volcanic activity and ocean waves called tsunamis. This is because Indonesia sits within the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire," a collection of volcanoes and fault lines. 11In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off Sumatra island in northern Indonesia set off a huge tsunami that struck 14 countries. The disaster killed 226,000 people along the Indian Ocean coastline, more than half of them in Indonesia. 12I'm Bryan Lynn. 13The Associated Press and Reuters reported on this story. Bryan Lynn adapted the reports for VOA Learning English. 14_________________________________________________________ 15Words in This Story 16evacuate - v. to move people from a dangerous place to a safer place 17shallow - adj. having only a short distance from the top to the bottom 18stairs - n. a set of steps leading from one level to another, such as in a building 19desk - n. a table used for doing work on 20fault line - n. a break in the Earth's surface 21_____________________________________________________________ 22What do you think of this story? We want to hear from you. We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 23Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.