Battle to rescue quake survivors
Death toll rises to 3,875; power outages hinder rescuers
Sunday, May 28, 2006

JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Rescue crews in devastated central Java on Sunday scrambled to reach survivors of the massive 6.3-magnitude earthquake that killed more than 3,800 people, injured thousands and flattened communities in the heavily populated Indonesian region.

Indonesia's Social Ministry reported the death toll at 3,875.

The United Nations and aid agencies mobilized to provide health care, water, food, tents and other supplies. story


Christian Relief Groups Launch Rapid Responses to Indonesia Quake
Sunday, May. 28, 2006

As distressed survivors of the magnitude-6.3 quake in Indonesia search through the rubble for their relatives, Christian groups are rushing to the scene offering aid and comfort in the midst of despair and anguish.

Said to be Indonesia’s worst disaster since the 2004 9.1 magnitude quake-tsunami that claimed some 223,000 lives, the massive temblor early Saturday morning has claimed more than 3,700 people on Java Island – with numbers quickly rising. the rest