Search effort intensifies after Indonesia quake killed 268

Search efforts up after Indonesia quake toll rises

CIANJUR, Indonesia: More rescuers and volunteers were deployed on Wednesday in devastated areas on Indonesia's main island of Java to search for the dead and missing from an earthquake that killed at least 271 people.With many missing, some remote areas still unreachable and more than 1,000 people injured in the 5.6-magnitude quake, the death toll was likely to rise. Hospitals near the epicenter of the densely populated island were already overw…

Search effort intensifies after Indonesia earthquake kills 271

More rescuers and volunteers were deployed Wednesday in devastated areas on Indonesia's main island of Java to search for the dead and missing from an earthquake that killed at least 271 people.

Search effort intensifies after Indonesia quake killed 271

About 800 police, soldiers and volunteers dug through the debris with their bare hands, shovels and hoes as heavy rain hindered their efforts.

Search effort intensifies after Indonesia quake killed 271

More rescuers and volunteers were deployed Wednesday in devastated areas on Indonesia’s main island of Java to search for the dead and missing from an earthquake that killed at least 271 people.With many missing, some remote areas still unreachable and more than 2,000 people injured in the 5.6 magnitude quake Monday, the death toll was likely to rise. Hospitals near the epicenter on the densely populated island were already overwhelmed, and pati…

Indonesia: survivors of the earthquake that killed 268 people demand food, the search continues

Residents talk about food needs, as the aid is not provided in sufficient quantities. Baby products are also lacking.

Hundreds in search for missing after Indonesia earthquake - La Prensa Latina Media

Jakarta, Nov 23 (EFE).- About 800 emergency services personnel and volunteers on Wednesday entered day three of the search for people still missing after a shallow earthquake shook Indonesia’s West Java province, killing more than 260 people.Rescue teams were racing against the clock to find at least 151 people listed as missing and face many obstacles due to the breadth of the affected areas and the conditions on the ground following Monday’s m…