As the death toll rises to 268, rescuers report that children were among the majority of those killed and injured in a major earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java.
Aprizal Mulyadi, 14, was at school when the tremor hit, it was caught later “the room fell and my legs were covered under the rubble to say he”.
He claimed that his friend Zulfikar helped him escape, but he later passed away after becoming trapped himself.
According to officials, more than 1,000 people were injured.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) added that 151 people remain missing in its most recent announcements on Tuesday.
In addition, it stated that over 58,000 people had sought refuge in multiple locations throughout the region and that 22,000 homes had been damaged.
Monday’s 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous region, triggering landslides that submerged entire villages near Cianjur, a town in West Java.
Casualties were squashed or caught after walls and rooftops collapsed. “Everything happened so quickly, “April told the AFP news agency.
Additionally, a National Search and Rescue Agency representative confirmed that many of the deceased were youths.
“Most of the casualties are children because at 1pm, they were still at school,” said Henri Alfiandi.
