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Indonesia earthquake death toll tops 400 as more bodies recovered

The death toll from an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has topped 400, authorities said on Monday, as bodies were still being recovered from the ruins of destroyed buildings.

The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake on August 5 levelled thousands of homes, mosques and businesses in Lombok, just a week after another tremor surged through the island and killed 17.

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