Recovery workers pulled 472 more bodies from debris left by the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami that hit Aceh province, bringing Indonesia's death toll to 124,573, a government agency said Monday. The missing tally fell from 112,319 to 111,745, the National Disaster Relief Coordinating Board said. Most of those still unaccounted for are feared dead, but can't be legally declared so for a year. However, Indonesia's Social Affairs Ministry has put the death toll at 127,414 and said the number of missing stands at 116,368. The government has not explained the differences in the two counts. The NDRCB said all 472 bodies were found Saturday and Sunday among the debris in Aceh's capital, Banda Aceh, and its surrounding area of Aceh Besar district. Its overall toll of 124,573 includes 124,445 dead in Aceh and 128 in other parts of Sumatra Island.
