Indonesia: Earthquake Rocks Java

The death toll from a powerful earthquake and several strong aftershocks continued to rise Thursday, and Indonesian officials said the figure was likely to increase significantly in the coming days. Indonesia's disaster management agency said at least 57 people were killed by a 7.1-magnitude quake that struck the principal island of Java on Wednesday afternoon, rocking the province of West Java and causing panic throughout the country's most populous region. Rescue workers continued to search Thursday for survivors among thousands of collapsed buildings along Java's southwestern coast.