Rescuers scour rubble after 162 killed in Indonesia earthquake

People inspect the ruins of their houses after the earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia (Tatan Syuflana/AP)

Rescuers are searching the rubble of buildings after an earthquake on Indonesia’s main island of Java which killed at least 162 people and injured hundreds of others, overwhelming hospitals.

Excavators, trucks and other heavy equipment sent overnight reached the hardest-hit city of Cianjur, south of Jakarta, on Tuesday.