Death toll rises to 259 from Sunday's quake in Indonesia's Lombok island

The number of confirmed deaths from a strong earthquake that hit the Indonesian island of Lombok on Sunday has risen to 259 and would rise as more victims are found in the rubble, the disaster mitigation agency said. This number will continue increasing as rescue teams continue to find victims under collapsed buildings," the agency said in a statement on Thursday.

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