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Death toll from Indonesia earthquake rises to 310; 24 still missing

By:
Reuters
Published: Nov 25, 2022, 10:37 GMT+00:00

JAKARTA (Reuters) - The death toll of an earthquake that hit the Indonesian town of Cianjur this week rose to 310, the country's national disaster mitigation agency said on Friday.

An Indonesian rescue team searches for victims from the site of a landslide caused by an earthquake in Cianjur

JAKARTA (Reuters) – The death toll of an earthquake that hit the Indonesian town of Cianjur this week rose to 310, the country’s national disaster mitigation agency said on Friday.

Twenty-four people remain missing, the agency’s chief told reporters.

(Reporting by Fransiska Nangoy and Ananda Teresia; Writing by Stanley Widianto; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)

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