Two days after the quake flattened their homes, residents were still trying to retrieve priceless belongings including family photos, religious books and marriage certificates.
CIANJUR - Survivors of an Indonesian earthquake that killed at least 268 people appealed for food and water Wednesday, as rescuers picked through devastated villages with hopes of finding anyone alive fading.
He had just dug through the rubble of an elderly neighbour's house at her request, appearing from the destroyed facade carrying a pile of clothes before returning to collect rice, a gas stove, canisters and frying pans. "My child has a fever and she can't eat. There are many children and elderly people here. Children need milk, diapers, food and medicine," said 30-year-old Yunisa Yuliani.
"We have to be vigilant over a potential second disaster, such as a landslide," Dwikorita Karnawati, head of the meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency told a press conference Tuesday.The agency's count of the tremor's aftershocks has increased to 145, with magnitudes ranging from 1.2 to 4.2, Karnawati said.
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