Indonesia’s national disaster mitigation agency on Saturday, revealed that the number of fatalities from an earthquake that hit the major island of Java this week has increased to 310, IgbereTV reports
The earthquake on Monday caused landslides, toppled buildings, and buried victims beneath piles of dirt.
24 people are still unaccounted for following the earthquake in the West Java town of Cianjur, according to the agency’s chief Suharyanto, who like many Indonesians goes by one name.
A seven-year-old girl who was the focus of a day-long rescue operation has since been discovered dead, according to rescuers.
In Cianjur, emergency personnel discovered Ashika Nur Fauziah, also known as Cika, who was buried behind debris.
“The body was immediately handed over to the family,” 28-year-old rescuer Jeksen Kolibu said. “The family… was very sad.”
Dozens of rescuers had spent most of yesterday using digging tools, hammers and their bare hands to clear debris in the delicate mission, which was suspended overnight
