23 Nov 2022

Massive rescue effort continues after Indonesia quake

From Morning Report, 7:17 am on 23 November 2022

Rescuers are digging through debris to reach dozens of people still trapped in rubble after a devastating earthquake struck Indonesia's main island of Java.

The death toll from the magnitude 5.6 quake on Monday has risen to more than 250 - many of the victims are children.

Hospitals are overrun by the number of people injured, and thousands more are homeless as landslides buried entire villages.

The ABC's Anne Barker spoke to RNZ producer Samuel Wat last night from the Cianjur region - the epicentre of the quake.