Deadly magnitude-5.6 earthquake hits Indonesia

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Indonesian earthquake death toll climbs, governor says victims mostly children, as search for survivors underwayA magnitude-5.6 earthquake in Indonesia's West Java province has killed at least 162 people, many of them children, and left hundreds more injured.Key points:- Monday's earthquake hit Cianjur, about 75km south-east of Jakarta- Footage shows buildings reduced almost entirely to rubble- Some 25 aftershocks were recorded in the two hours after the quakeWarning: This story contains graphic images which may distress some readers.The epicentre was near the town of Cianjur in West Java, about 75 kilometres south-east of the capital, Jakarta, where buildings shook and some offices were evacuated.Most of those killed were public school students who had finished their classes for the day and were taking extra lessons at Islamic schools when they collapsed, the governor said.Local official Herman Suherman said people in the area of Cugenang were unable to be evacuated because of a landslide blocking access."

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