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Cianjur quake: Death toll climbs to 268

Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Lieutenant General

Suharyanto on Tuesday confirmed that 268 people died in the earthquake that
struck Cianjur district, West Java, the previous day (November 21, 2022). ”The
victims who died because of the earthquake in Cianjur district amounted to 268
people," he informed at the Cianjur District Hall.Out of the 268 victims, 122 have
already been identified, he said. He further informed that some victims have
remained missing and the search is still on for 151 more people.

"Whether these 151 people will be part of those who have not been identified, we
will investigate later. We are still conducting search and rescue for those who are
missing," he said. Based on BNPB data, the number of injured victims reached
1,083 as of Tuesday afternoon, while the number of people seeking shelter in
refugee camps was pegged at 58,362.

Meanwhile, 6,570 homes suffered heavy damage, 2,071 suffered moderate

damage, and 12,641 were lightly damaged in the quake. Information on the rest is
still being collected.

The 5.6-magnitude earthquake, which occurred at 1:21 p.m. local time on

November 21, was centered 10 kilometers southwest of Cianjur district, West
Java, at a depth of 10 km. No tsunami warning was sounded following the quake.

Meanwhile, based on its analysis, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics

Agency (BMKG) predicted that the earthquake could potentially recur every 20
years.

BMKG head Dwikorita Karnawati said that similar quakes were previously
reported in Cianjur in 2000 and 1982. For this reason, houses built in the area in
the future must be made earthquake-resistant.

Residents whose houses were heavily damaged in the quake will receive
assistance worth Rp50 million, while Rp25 million will be provided to those whose
houses suffered moderate damage and Rp10 million to people whose houses
sustained light damage.