<p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>The earthquake, which struck at a shallow depth of 10km (six miles), was followed by dozens of aftershocks which caused more damage as poorly built homes collapsed.</b></span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">In the village of Cibereum, a family was trying to retrieve the body of their eldest son - a 28-year-old man who had been crushed when the other levels of the home fell on him.</span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Rescuers struggled to sift the rubble.</span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">"We have to dig through the concrete of the second floor that crushed the victim. But we have seen the body," a military official, Sergeant Payakun told the BBC.</span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Cucu, a 48-year-old resident, told the Reuters news agency that she survived after being crushed beneath a child.</span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">"Two of my kids survived, I dug them up ... Two others I brought here, and one is still missing," she said through tears.</span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">"Many bodies are lying in the hospital grounds, it's very crowded," said her relative, Hesti.</span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">In one area, victims held cardboard signs asking for food and shelter.</span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">President Joko Widodo visited the remote disaster zone on Tuesday where he was pictured with responders.</span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">"My instruction is to prioritise evacuating victims that are still trapped under rubble," he said.</span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Hundreds of police and other rescuers are taking part in the rescue effort. Mr Jokowi pledged compensation to affected communities.</span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Save the Children said that at least 80 schools had been damaged.</span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">"Children are terrified and we need to get food, water and shelter to them and ensure they're not at risk of separation from parents and caregivers," a spokesperson said.</span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Earthquakes are common in Indonesia, which sits on the "ring of fire" area of tectonic activity in the Pacific.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The country has a history of devastating tremors and tsunamis, with more than 2,000 people killed in a 2018 earthquake on the island of Sulawesi. BBC</span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">bnbd24/kh</span><br></p>