Indonesian rescue workers were racing on Tuesday to reach people still trapped in rubble after an earthquake devastated a West Java town a day earlier, killing at least 162 people and injuring hundreds, as officials warned the death toll may rise.
The epicentre of the shallow 5.6-magnitude quake was close to the town of Cianjur in a mountainous area of Indonesia's most populous province. The tremor on Monday afternoon prompted panicked residents to flee onto the streets as buildings collapsed.
"Two of my kids survived, I dug them up... Two others I brought here, and one is still missing," she said through tears. The national disaster agency said it had confirmed the deaths of 62 people, but had not verified 100 additional victims.
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