An earthquake has shaken Indonesia's main island of Java, killing at least 46 people and damaging dozens of buildings.
Dozens of buildings were damaged, including an Islamic boarding school and a hospitalIndonesian town struggles with people injured in earthquakeOfficials in Cianjur, Indonesia, are trying to treat hundreds of victims of a 5.6-magnitude earthquake, some of whom remain trapped by a landslide.
"I fainted. It was very strong," said Hasan, a construction worker who is being treated at the Cianjur Regional Hospital. "I saw my friends running to escape from the building. But I was too late to get out and was hit by the wall." Workers inspect a store damaged during an earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, on Monday. An earthquake shook Indonesia's main island, damaging dozens of buildings and sending residents into the capital's streets for safety.
The country of more than 270 million people is frequently struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis because of its location on the Ring of Fire, an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin.
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