Death Toll Rises to 97 in Indonesia Quake
From United Press International
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Irian Jaya rose to 97 as rescue workers found seven more bodies, officials said Friday.
The magnitude 6 quake, which shook Irian Jaya on Tuesday, triggered landslides in at least 11 villages. Officials said at least 115 people were injured.
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