Search for Asia quake survivors abandoned

International rescuers abandoned their search today for survivors among the rubble of wrecked homes in the main city of the Indonesian island that bore the brunt of a powerful earthquake four days ago.

“There are no (more) survivors here,” said Olaf Lingjerde, a UN search and rescue official. ”We found one person alive yesterday morning, that was the last person. It’s been 24 hours since then and there’s been nothing.”