could last a lifetime. thefts valdya baraputri, bbc news, cianjur. the governor of west java, ridwan kamil spoke about the challenges facing the search and rescue teams. so, currently, we are coordinating to focus on search and rescue for the missing persons. and rescue for the missing persons- and rescue for the missing ersons. ~ ., , , persons. and also establishing the refugee persons. and also establishing the refugee camp persons. and also establishing the refugee camp in persons. and also establishing the refugee camp in 14 - the refugee camp in ia locations. yesterday, the president was in the location. i was on the location hours after the earthquake so we are still coordinating and, more or less, the situation focus and educate also the people because their follow up earthquake, we collect remark, is still happening. iao tremors, it is some kind of
a public holiday after his football team beat argentina, in one of the greatest upsets in world cup history. hello and welcome to the programme. rescue workers in indonesia have spent a second night searching through rubble, in the hope of finding survivors following the devastating earthquake on the island ofjava. more than 150 people are still missing and the death toll has risen to 268. many of the dead were children, killed as schools collapsed. the government says thousands of homes have been destroyed and roads have been damaged, which is making it hard to reach the worst hit areas. the epicentre of the earthquake was in cianjur in westjava, from where our indonesia correspondent, valdya baraputri,
of homes have been destroyed and roads have been damaged, which is making it hard to reach the worst hit areas. the epicentre of the earthquake was in cianjur in west java, from where our indonesia correspondent, valdya baraputri, has sent this report. rescue workers remind people not to get too close to a ruin of a house. they are trying to evacuate a body of a 28 year old man trapped in concrete after a three floor house collapsed to the ground. there were five people at the time, but the others survived. translation: the other people were on the highest floor. - they managed to be rescued. my brother in law was on the first floor, the ruins fell on him. the government estimated that most victims are children because of the number of boarding schools in the area that have been destroyed. meanwhile, many destroyed houses are left by the owners who took refuge in makeshift tents.
the closer to the epicentre of the earthquake, the more visible the damage, some beyond repair. people are too afraid to go back to their houses. well, as you can see, the slanted floors are very prone to collapsing, even with the smallest aftershock. 151 people are still missing, many trapped under a landslide triggered by the earthquake. translation: as for the victims who are still buried in the rubble, i have ordered that the search for victims and their evacuation must be prioritised. the indonesian geophysical agency has learned that the earthquake is a once in 20 year event. for hundreds of injured people at the hospital, the effect could last a lifetime. valdya baraputri, bbc news, cianjur.
of a devastating earthquake which has already killed 162 people. the 5.6 magnitude quake struck near the town of cianjur in an area which is densely populated and vulnerable to landslides. we are told the hospitals are now overwhelmed as at least 700 people are being treated with injuries, many of them serious. our correspondent valdya baraputri reports from chianjur. as the shaking subsided, shocked residents stood out on the streets of cianjur to take in the damage done to their homes. it was extensive. by indonesian standards, this was not an especially powerful earthquake, but it was shallow close to the earth s surface, enough to cause hundreds of buildings to collapse as it struck in the afternoon. translation: when it. happened, i was sleeping, but all of a sudden, my bed shook and i ran outside. houses had collapsed.