LOMBOK, Indonesia, Aug 9 (NNN-ANTARA) - The death toll from the Lombok earthquake has risen, dramatically, to 347.
Another Indonesian government agency, has put the figure at 381, a significant increase from the figure of 131, reported on Wednesday.
The number of the dead may still climb higher, as rescuers work to free people trapped in the rubble.
The deadly 6.9-magnitude earthquake, hit the Indonesian island on Sunday night, leaving tens of thousands of people homeless.
Officials and organisations, including the military, the governor of the province, that includes Lombok, the national search and rescue agency, and the regent of North Lombok, have issued different death tolls, ranging from 226 to 381.-- NNN-ANTARA
