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Rescue workers inspect a school damaged by an earthquake in Cianjur
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Almost a week after the severe earthquake in Indonesia, the number of victims has continued to rise.
The National Civil Protection gave the number of deaths on Sunday at 321.
Eleven people are still missing, said chief Suharyanto.
More than 62,000 houses were destroyed in the earthquake and more than 73,000 people were housed in emergency shelters.
The 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Monday near the city of Cianjur, about 70 kilometers south-east of the capital Jakarta.
Due to the shallow depth of about ten kilometers and the fact that the quake happened on land, the damage is extensive.
Indonesia has around 270 million inhabitants, more than half of whom live on the densely populated main island of Java, where the quake also took place.
"The aid workers are gradually reaching out to the affected residents in the remote villages with food and supplies and erecting tents for them," Suharyanto said.
Previously, rain and landslides had made the search parties' work difficult.
According to the National Civil Protection Service, many children are among the dead.
Life on the Ring of Fire
On Thursday, Suharyanto said many people in the disaster region lack access to adequate food;
hundreds of volunteers distribute water, convenience food, tents and diapers.
Rescuers use earth shovels and heavy equipment to clear mud and debris, search for victims.
A six-year-old boy was rescued on Wednesday after spending 40 hours under the rubble of a collapsed building in Cianjur.
The island nation of Indonesia lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the most geologically active zone on earth.
Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are common there.
In December 2004, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra.
The resulting tsunami killed 220,000 people across the region, 170,000 of them in Indonesia alone.
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