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Indonesia quake kills 46; dozens missing

Rescuers dug rocks and debris with their bare hands Thursday in search of dozens of villagers believed buried in a landslide triggered by a strong Indonesian earthquake thousands of buildings.
　At least 110 people were hospitalized with injuries from the magnitude-7 quake just off the coast of densely populated Java Island,　and adding that 10 were in critical condition.
The earthquake Wednesday afternoon caused destruction across West Java Province, where more than 18,300 homes and offices were listed as damaged, around 9,000 of them seriously. At least 5,300 people were forced into temporary shelters.
　Some rural areas could not be reached by telephone and there may be more victims and damage. Many of the deaths and injuries were caused by falling debris or collapsed walls and roofs.
In the village a landslide buried a row of homes under tons of rock and mud. At least 13 bodies were recovered and villagers were searching for dozens of people believed missing.
The President was to visit later Thursday.
　11 houses and a mosque were buried by the landslide and estimated that more than 50 people were trapped and feared dead.
The prolonged shaking from the quake was felt hundreds of kilometers away on the neighboring resort island of Bali.


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(The Daily Yomiuri 9/4/2009 page5)
　
　
　

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