Many children killed when their schools collapsed are among the 252 dead following an earthquake that devastated a town in Indonesia, officials have said.
Rescuers are still trying to reach people trapped in the rubble after the 5.6-magnitude quake struck in mountains in West Java on Monday, causing significant damage to the town of Cianjur and burying at least one village under a landslide.
Hundreds of people were also injured, with the authorities warning the death toll was likely to rise further.
Thirty-one people remain missing.
Landslides and rough terrain were hampering rescue efforts, said Henri Alfiandi, head of National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas).
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