Monday’s 5.6-magnitude earthquake in the town of Cianjur, about 75 km south of the capital Jakarta, killed at least 271 people with 40 missing and left many sheltering in tents with scant medical and aid supplies.“The conditions are steep,” President Joko Widodo said of the rugged terrain as he visited Cianjur. “It’s still raining and there are still aftershocks. The ground is shaky, so caution is needed.
Suharyanto, the disaster mitigation agency chief, said many have not received aid and officials have gathered nearly 200 volunteers to help distribute water, instant food, tents and diapers. Search efforts focused on Cijedil village, where about 30 people were thought to be buried under a landslide, Joshua Banjarnahor of the national search and rescue agency, told reporters.