Dam disaster death toll rises to 96

Rescuers say the number of people killed when a dam burst outside the Indonesian capital Jakarta has climbed to 96. The toll is expected to keep climbing with 130 still missing.

Hopes of finding them alive were dimming.

The tragedy occurred on Friday when a large lake bordering a low-lying residential area southwest of Jakarta overflowed following a torrential downpour.

Water first cascaded over the rim of the Dutch-colonial dam and then, hours later, a huge section of the earth wall tore away, sending muddy water crashing into homes like a tsunami, tossing cars, uprooting trees and dragging bodies for miles.

National Disaster Coordinating Agency spokesman Priyadi Kardono said today at least 91 died and that more than 100 were still missing.

Search and rescue operations will continue for a week.