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Hundreds flee homes as 4.4 magnitude quake strikes Indonesia

by Reuters
Thursday, 19 April 2018 06:19 GMT

Rescue workers and volunteers clear an area of debris following yesterday's 4.4 magnitude quake in Kertosari Village, Banjarnegara, Central Java, Indonesia April 19, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Idhad Zakaria / via REUTERS

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The quake hit the Banjarnegara district of Central Java, killing two people and injuring more than 20

JAKARTA, April 19 (Reuters) - A shallow earthquake brought down hundreds of poorly built buildings in Indonesia, forcing more than 2,000 people to flee their homes, rescue officials said on Thursday. The 4.4 magnitude quake hit the Banjarnegara district of Central Java late on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring more than 20.

"Victims were killed or injured by falling buildings," the national rescue agency said in a statement. "People are being treated in hospital or have been evacuated to temporary shelters."

Quakes are common in Indonesia, which straddles the Pacific "Ring of Fire", a hot spot for seismic activity due to friction between tectonic plates.

(Reporting by Kanupriya Kapoor; Editing by Nick Macfie )

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