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Rescuers hunt for survivors as Indonesian tsunami death toll tops 281

<h3>Indonesian rescuers battled heavy rains today in a desperate search for survivors after a volcano-triggered tsunami that killed at least 281 people and injured more than thousand.  The National Disaster Agency, fearing rise in casualty figures, said, more than 50 people were still missing. </h3>Dody Ruswandi, a senior official at the Agency said, the military and police are searching the ruins and it was likely to last a week.<br />'' <br />''Hundreds of buildings were destroyed by the wave, which hit the coast of southern Sumatra and the western tip of Java on Saturday after a volcano known as the "child" of the legendary Krakatoa, erupted.  <br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The vast archipelago nation is one of the most disaster-prone nations on Earth due to its position straddling the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, where tectonic plates collide</span><br />

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