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General News 5/30/2006 at 2:01 PM EDT

Earthquake Death Toll Tops 5,400 in Indonesia; 200,000 Left Homeless

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The death toll from a weekend earthquake in Indonesia has topped 5,400. More than 20,000 people were injured in the disaster and as many as 200,000 people have been left homeless, many without shelter or food.

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