According to Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao website on the 22nd, the cumulative death toll from the earthquake in West Java Province, Indonesia has risen to 268. Rescuers are still searching for survivors in landslide areas and collapsed houses. A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's West Java province on the 21st, causing hundreds of casualties, the report said. Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency said on the 22nd that 20000 houses were damaged, thousands of people were injured and hundreds of people were still missing. The head of the bureau said that the authorities hoped to complete the search and rescue work within seven days and had evacuated nearly 60000 people from unsafe houses. The report also said that the provincial government of West Java said on the 22nd that 377 people had been injured and 31 people were missing, and the number of displaced people reached 7060. Indonesian President Joko went to the epicenter of the earthquake on the 22nd to encourage rescue workers. He said: "My instruction is to give priority to evacuating the victims still trapped under the ruins." He also urged his ministers to ensure that the rebuilt houses were earthquake proof. The report noted that the pictures released by the TV station showed that some buildings at the epicenter were almost in ruins, and residents ran outdoors. Local government offices also collapsed, and government staff had to work together to carry injured colleagues outdoors. According to the website of the Indonesian Bureau of Meteorology, Climate and Geophysics, the earthquake occurred at 13:21 Jakarta time (14:21 Beijing time). The epicenter was 10 kilometers southwest of Zhanyu region, and the focal depth was 10 kilometers. (Liu Xinshe)