2,226 more tsunami bodies found in Indonesia

Workers in Indonesia have recovered 2,226 more bodies from debris left by the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, raising the country’s death toll to 131,029, the government said today.

The Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Executing Agency for Aceh and Nias said in a statement the remains were found between May 6 and June 18 in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh and the province’s hard-hit west coast.