Indonesia quake survivor grieves 11 relatives as he rebuilds

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Published November 22, 2022 9:27 AM

By ANDI JATMIKO and NINIEK KARMINI
Associated Press

CIANJUR, Indonesia (AP) — Enjot was tending his cows in the hills around his home when the earth shook, toppling his home, badly hurting his sister-in-law and her two children and killing 11 other relatives. The 45-year-old is one of the thousands of Indonesians reeling from Monday’s 5.6 magnitude quake, which killed hundreds of people, hurt thousands and disrupted untold numbers of lives. Enjot, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, now spends his days rebuilding his life and visiting his sister-in-law and her kids in an overwhelmed hospital.

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