Five-year-old child pulled out from rubble after earthquake in Indonesia after being trapped for several days
Key points
- A young boy was rescued after being trapped under rubble after an earthquake for three days.
- Rescue operations are underway, rescue services are trying to find survivors who are missing or stranded in a series of aftershocks.
- The devastating earthquake killed at least 271 people. Hundreds are injured.
By this point, he had been trapped for three days without assistance.
The video showed the couple in a makeshift medical tent where Azka was being treated.
Rescue work continues
The 5.6 magnitude earthquake killed at least 271 people, including many children. 40 people were missing, hundreds of people were injured.
Indonesians are shaken by Monday’s earthquake, which struck at a shallow depth of 10km, followed by dozens of aftershocks. Source: EPA / ATTENTION WEDA/EPA
The earthquake occurred in the most densely populated region of Indonesia at a shallow depth of only 10 kilometers.
Approximately 6,000 rescuers were deployed to carry out rescue operations on the ground, some of them equipped with heavy equipment to deal with landslides.
Chanjur is located in a hilly area where many houses are built from a mixture of clay and concrete. Source: EPA / ATTENTION WEDA/EPA
More than 170 aftershocks have been recorded since Monday, including a 3.9 magnitude quake on Wednesday.
The country also recorded frequent offshore earthquakes, with tremors reportedly stronger than those that hit West Java.