Tasikmalaya Earthquake Injures Seven

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Kamis, 1 Januari 1970 07:00 WIB

An earthquake hits Tasikmalaya, West Java. REUTERS/Stringer

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A number of Tasikmalaya residents were injured as 6.5 Richter earthquake hit the area on Friday, Dec. 15 at 11.47.58 p.m.

Seven residents of south Tasikmalaya are treated in Karang Nunggal Community Health Center (Puskesmas). “Most of them got hit by roof tiles when they went out of the house,” a resident of South Tasikmalaya Yedi Sopari said on Saturday.

Read: 56 Hospital Patients Evacuated As Earthquake Hit Tasikmalaya

Yedi is at the hospital to help the victims. He explained that the power outage in the area forced the evacuees to use candles and it halted the evacuation process.

“People were panicked because of the darkness caused by the power outage,” Yedi added. “At the moment we use candles and flashlight from our phones,” he continued.

Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded that the earthquake reached 6.5 Richter scale (SR). BMKG even recorded that it reached 7.3 SR at 11.47.57 p.m. in the same location.

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