Death toll from Indonesia earthquake rises to 11

Death toll from Indonesia earthquake rises to 11
A house damaged by an earthquake in Talamau, West Sumatra, Indonesia (Suryo Wibowo/AP)

Rescuers on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have retrieved more bodies from a strong earthquake two days ago, raising the death toll to 11 while another 400 were injured and thousands displaced.

The body of the latest victim was recovered from the rubble of homes toppled by the magnitude 6.2 earthquake that shook West Sumatra province on Friday morning, said National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari.

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