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5,000 more deaths reported in Indonesia
16/1/2005 13:48

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Fishermen build a house yesterday at a temporary village for evacuees in Krueng Raya, northeast of Banda Aceh, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. ¡ª Reuters

Indonesia Sunday reported 5,000 more deaths caused by the Dec. 26 devastating earthquake and tsunami, raising the overall death toll to more than 162,000.

A statement of the country's Social Affairs Ministry said the 5,000 additional deaths came from the village of Calang on Sumatra's northwest coast.

So far 12,132 people were still missing, 925 were hospitalized and 603,518 were still displaced, the ministry said.



 Xinhua