E. Timor ceases search mission

E. Timor ceases search mission

DILI, East Timor: A military Search and Rescue (SAR) team on
Monday abandoned its efforts to look for people reported missing
since last week's powerful earthquake.

The SAR team from the Marine command in Surabaya has combed
the Dili beach and sent its divers to look for survivors but
found none in the last three days, First Sergeant Meseri, who is
heading the team, told Antara.

The military command in East Timor meanwhile reported that the
death toll from the quake, which measured 6.9 on the Richter
scale, reached eight yesterday with eight others still reported
as missing. (emb)