Two days ago, an earthquake in Indonesia left a trail of devastation in its wake. The authorities have reported 268 deaths so far. In Cianjur, a young boy can now be rescued from a collapsed house after 40 hours. The search for more missing persons continues.
A six-year-old boy has been rescued from a collapsed house two days after the devastating earthquake in Indonesia. The boy was found in the most affected city of Cianjur, said a firefighter involved in the operation. The child was still breathing and was treated immediately.
It had endured under rubble and rubble for about 40 hours. The 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck about 70 kilometers southeast of the capital Jakarta last Monday at a depth of ten kilometers. The epicenter was near the town of Cianjur. According to the National Civil Protection Service, many children who visited mosques after school were among the 268 dead.
The search work in the affected areas is still ongoing, and more than 150 people are still missing. Indonesia has around 270 million inhabitants, more than half of whom live on the main island of Java. The island nation lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the most geologically active zone on earth. Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are common there.
