Death toll in Indonesia air crash rises to 53 -official

By REUTERS

August 18, 2015 07:32

JAKARTA - Indonesian search teams have found the bodies of 53 of the 54 people on board a Trigana Air passenger aircraft that crashed in the mountainous interior of eastern Papua province, a transportation ministry official said on Tuesday.

The National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) was still searching for one infant, Transportation Ministry spokesman Julius Adravida Barata told Reuters by text message.

Related Content

June 18, 2018

Right-wing Duque wins Colombian presidency, beating leftist Petro

By REUTERS

Group of Egyptian lawmakers slam Sisi's fiscal reforms

By REUTERS

Sponsored Content
Turkey arrests suspect as puppy torture case shifts election agenda

By REUTERS

Sponsored Content
Guatemala ends victim searches at volcano where 110 died

By REUTERS

Sponsored Content
Crisis averted? Minister says migrant row with Merkel can be overcome

By REUTERS

Sponsored Content

Hot Opinion

JP Videos WATCH ALL

The Jerusalem Post Customer Service Center can be contacted with any questions or requests: Telephone: *2421 * Extension 4 Jerusalem Post or 03-7619056 Fax: 03-5613699E-mail: subs@jpost.com The center is staffed and provides answers on Sundays through Thursdays between 07:00 and 14:00 and Fridays only handles distribution requests between 7:00 and 13:00 For international customers: The center is staffed and provides answers on Sundays through Thursdays between 7AM and 6PM Toll Free number in Israel only 1-800-574-574 Telephone +972-3-761-9056 Fax: 972-3-561-3699 E-mail: subs@jpost.com

ux design by: studio Inbar Edut

•