Twelve residents of Cikangkareng in Cianjur regency were found dead and three others remain missing after an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Ritcher Scale shook West Java on Wednesday afternoon.
Head of the Cibinong Resort Police Office, Adj. Comr. Iwan, said that rescue teams were trying to find the remaining three people, feared trapped.
“We are continuing our evacuation processes and are on the alert for any possible aftershocks,” Iwan told tempointeraktif.com. (ewd)