A powerful earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Java has killed at least three people and caused damage to hundreds of buildings. People ran into the street in panic in many areas and Indonesian television showed heavy traffic on roads as people fled coastal areas. There were also reports that buildings had collapsed in the city of Tasikmalaya in West Java. Jakarta resident Web Warouw, 50, was on the 18th floor when the quake struck just before midnight local time (1700 GMT). About 170,000 lives were lost when a 9.1-magnitude quake and tsunami struck Aceh province in December 2004, which also hit coastal areas as far away as Somalia.

Source: The Guardian December 16, 2017 11:06 UTC