Twin quakes shake Bandung, damaging homes and infrastructure

In this file photo a man shows a collapsed wall covered with plastic sheeting inside his house after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck in Bandung on April 28, 2024. - AFP

JAKARTA: Two earthquakes rocked Bandung, West Java, on Wednesday (May 1), affecting three families and causing damage to three houses, along with two mosques, three schools, and a health centre.

National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) spokeperson Abdul Muhairi, spokesperson urged residents to remain alert for aftershocks and advised them to avoid buildings showing signs of damage from the earlier quake.