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Death toll from Indonesia quake may rise - West Java governor

Indonesia West Java Ridwan Kamil
A view of a collapsed school building following an earthquake in Cianjur, West Java province, Indonesia, November 21, 2022. REUTERS/Iman Firmansyah

The death toll from a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia's West Java could rise further from the current figure of 56, governor of the province Ridwan Kamil told reporters on Monday.

Rescuers were trying to reach areas that have been blocked by landslides, he added.

A view of a damaged classroom following an earthquake in Cianjur, West Java province, Indonesia, November 21, 2022. REUTERS/Iman Firmansyah

(Reporting by Gayatri Suroyo and Ananda Teresia; Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor)

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