Indonesia earthquake toll reaches 310 as more bodies found
CIANJUR, Indonesia: The death toll from an earthquake that struck Indonesia’s Java island early this week rose to 310 after rescuers found more bodies under landslides, an official said. At least 24 people remain missing.
In devastated towns in western Java, residents gathered near badly damaged mosques for Friday (Nov 25) prayers. Others held prayers along with rescuers between the tents at evacuation centers.
Bodies were recovered on Friday in two areas of mountainous Cianjur district where landslides triggered by Monday’s quake brought tons of mud, rocks and broken trees, said Henri Alfiandi, chief of the National Search and Rescue Agency.
More than 1,400 rescuers have been searching through the rubble since the magnitude 5.6 quake, which injured more than 2,000 people.
The head of the National Disaster Management Agency, Suharyanto, who uses one name, said rescuers will continue searching until rebuilding begins.
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