Bantul

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Bantul is a town in the Bantul Regency, Indonesia.

[edit] 2006 Earthquake

On 27 May 2006 an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck near Java's southern coast causing widespread damage. Bantul Regency was the region most affected by the disaster. More than 2,000 residents of Bantul were killed, thousands of its residents injured, and 80% of its homes damaged or destroyed.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060528/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_earthquake]


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