|
A woman waits for medical treatment at a Red Cross refugee camp in earthquake-stricken Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on May 28, 2006.(Xinhua Photo)
Death toll in the Saturday's earthquake that struck Indonesia's Yogyakarta province has risen to 4,611, according to government's official data released Sunday (May 28).
The majority of casualties were in southern town of Bantul, where 2,708 people were killed in the disaster, according to a report from the Ministry of Social Affairs.
Klaten regency in Central Jakarta province, just north of Yogyakarta, reported more than 1,200 deaths in the dawn earthquake.
Local geophysics agency has said another major quake is unlikely to occur despite more than 500 aftershocks in the last two days, TV news reported.
The photo taken on May 28th, 2006, shows an injured boy at a Red Cross refugee camp in earthquake-stricken Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The powerful earthquake on May 27 killed more than 4,600 people and injured 10,000 more others. (Xinhua Photo)
Editor: Yan
|
