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September 03, 2009

The death toll from the earthquake of at least 44 people

Making the death toll from the earthquake in West Java on Wednesday for 3 hours at least 44 people and destroyed hundreds of houses, this building, the official said.

"The interim report said the disaster in the coordination of West Java, the death toll reached 44 people, most of them in the Cianjur", said the governor of West Java, said Heryawan here Wednesday night.

He said the victims were killed, including 10 people in the area of Bandung, Cianjur 10 persons, Bandung 8 persons, Tasikmalaya 8 persons, Garut three persons, Bogor two persons, Sukabumi one person, Ciamis one person and Bandung Barat one person.

In addition, the tremor also destroyed 795 houses, four mosques, Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) and five school buildings.

Most victims died after they lose their homes and landslides, which occurred after the earthquake in Pamoyangan and villages Cikangkareng buried.

At least 200 killed in earthquake in the region Ciwidey and Pangalengan Bandung, West Java, were transferred to Al Ihsan Hospital in the area.

In accordance with the security section of 200 victims were hospitalized and 7 hours, including two who died, said a hospital security guard.

He said that most victims of broken bones and head injuries.

The hospital is the creation of makeshift tents to earthquake victims in their premises, taking into account the hospital's capacity is exceeded.

A strong earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale rocked southwest of Tasikmalaya, West Java, on Wednesday at 02.55 am Western Indonesian Time (WIB), do the people in Jakarta panic.

The quake was at 8.24 degrees southern latitude and 107.32 degrees east longitude, on meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency (BMKG) Office.

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