Rescuers search for victims at the site of a landslide caused by an earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, November 25, 2022.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck on November 21 in the town of Cianjur, where most of the deaths were caused by building collapses or landslides. There are still 11 people missing. Search operations will resume on November 28, focusing on areas where people may be buried.
Local officials said the quake damaged more than 62,000 homes, forcing more than 73,000 people to evacuate to at least 325 shelters. According to national disaster mitigation agency spokesman Abdul Muhari, authorities are expected to discuss next week whether to extend the period of imposing the state of emergency, which currently lasts 14 days. .
The earthquake on November 21 was the deadliest in Indonesia since an earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 4,000 people on the island of Sulawesi in 2018.