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Nias quake toll expected to climb to 2,500
5/4/2005 9:52

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.



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