Earthquake death toll rises to 310
THE death toll from an earthquake which struck Indonesia’s Java island on Monday has risen to 310 after rescuers found more bodies under landslides.
At least 24 people are still missing. In devastated towns in western Java, residents gathered near badly damaged mosques for Friday prayers.
Others held prayers along with rescuers between the tents at evacuation centres.
Bodies were recovered on Friday in two areas of the mountainous Cianjur district.