BEIJING, April 5 -- Indonesian authorities say more than 2,500 people were killed in last week's earthquake on the Indonesian island of Nias.

    More than 500 bodies have been recovered, while a further two thousand people are missing and now presumed dead.

    The assessment was made after a village-by-village survey by the Indonesian armed forces.

    Heavy lifting equipment is still being brought to the island to lift rubble and debris from the scene of collapsed buildings.

    (Source: CRIENGLISH.com)