Indonesian authorities say more than 2,500 people were killed in last week's
earthquake on the Indonesian island of Nias.
More than 500 bodies have been recovered, while a further two thousand people
are missing and now presumed dead.
The assessment was made after a village-by-village survey by the Indonesian
armed forces.
Heavy lifting equipment is still being brought to the island to lift rubble
and debris from the scene of collapsed buildings.