People bury the tsunami victims in Pangandaran, Indonesia,
July 19, 2006. According to the latest official statistics, 531 people
were confirmed dead and more than 270 others remained missing after
tsunami struck onto southern coastal areas of West Java and Central Java
and Yogyakarta provinces on Monday. (Xinhua Photo)Gallery>> [Watch
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CIAMIS, Indonesia, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian
rescuers Thursday concluded the search for bodies on Pangandaran resort beach
where more than 300 people were killed by Monday's tsunami and shifted search to
remote areas.
"The Pangandaran beach is already clean from bodies.
We are moving to more remote areas," said Adi Sugiman, head of the national
search and rescue team.
"We suspected that many bodies were buried under
debris in other areas and unaccounted for," he told reporters on Pangandaran
beach in Ciamis regency, some 250 km south of Jakarta.
He added the evacuation works will last until Sunday.
Relief workers dug a mass grave at the resort beach
Wednesday to bury 25 unidentified bodies.
The earthquake-triggered tsunami swept through the
southern coasts on Java Island, killing more than 530 people in West Java and
Central Java provinces. More than 90,000 people have taken refuge since the
disaster hit on Monday.
Cilacap regency in Central Java was the
second-worst-hit by the tsunami, with 124 people confirmed dead so far. Enditem
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A man carries the body of a child died in tsunami in
Pangandaran, Indonesia, July 19, 2006. According to the latest official
statistics, 531 people were confirmed dead and more than 270 others
remained missing after tsunami struck onto southern coastal areas of West
Java and Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces on Monday.(Xinhua Photo)
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According to the latest official statistics, 531 people were confirmed dead and more than 270 others remained missing after tsunami struck onto southern coastal areas of West Java and Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces on Monday.
