At least 268 people, many of them children, are reported dead on Java island, with many still missing.
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At least 268 people, including many children, have died so far. Around 151 people remain missing and more than 1,000 are injured.But their efforts have been stymied by torn-up roads and continuing tremors. Mr Kamil told the BBC rescue teams are still traversing the ground on foot and motorbike, with road paths not always accessible, but that they also had helicopters on standby to transport found victims to hospital.
"Most of the casualties are children because at 1pm, they were still at school," said Henri Alfiandi from the National Search and Rescue Agency.The 14-year-old said his "legs were buried under the rubble", but he was pulled to safety by his friend Zulfikar, who later died after himself becoming trapped.
President Joko Widodo had earlier visited the remote disaster zone where he was pictured with responders.
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