BFF-01 Death toll from Indonesia tsunami rises to 281: disaster agency

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Death toll from Indonesia tsunami rises to 281: disaster agency

JAKARTA, Dec 24, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – The death toll from a volcano-triggered
tsunami in Indonesia has risen to 281, with more than 1,000 people injured,
the national disaster agency said Monday, as the desperate search for
survivors ramped up.

“The number of victims and damage will continue to rise,” said agency
spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.

BSS/AFP/MRI/0820 hrs