Boy trapped under house for two days rescued from quake rubble

Boy trapped under house for two days rescued from quake rubble
Women weep as the body of a family member killed in Monday’s earthquake is taken away for burial in Cianjur, West Java (AP)

A six-year-old Indonesian boy has been rescued after being trapped for two days under the rubble of his house after an earthquake that killed at least 271 people.

Heavy monsoon rains have led to a suspension of rescue efforts on the main island of Java, with the death toll likely to rise.

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