Seven bodies have so far been lifted from the rubble and mud, while four others are still buried in mud, Octavianto, operation section head of the Padang Search and Rescue Office (Basarnas), said here on Wednesday.
At 10 a.m. local time, personnel from the joint search and rescue team retrieved a body belonging to a male victim, who was buried under three meters of mud, he informed.
Pasaman was rocked by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that triggered landslides last Friday and displaced thousands of people, who have been forced to take refuge in safer places till now.
The seven people who were killed in the natural disaster, were identified as Fitri (4) Susi Susanti (26), Nian (74), Nuraya (75), Amaik (17), Rodi (32), and Suar (56).
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that more than 160 aftershocks were recorded after the 6.1 M earthquake that rattled the district.
However, only six aftershocks were sensed by the people since most of the shocks were of a small magnitude, it added.
According to the BMKG head, the condition of the Sumatran fault that triggered the earthquake has become more stable, as reflected by the declining magnitude of the aftershocks.
The earthquake damaged hundreds of houses and injured at least 20 people.
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