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Indonesian quakes, tsunami death toll climbs to 1,249
JAKARTA, Oct 2, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – The death toll of Indonesia’s multiple
powerful quakes that triggered tsunami in Central Sulawesi province on Friday
soared to 1,249 people with 799 others sustaining serious injuries, a
governmental disaster official said here on Tuesday.
At least 152 people are still being buried under debris or wreckage of
buildings, spokesman of national disaster management agency Sutopo Purwo
Nugroho said.
Three communication operators have resumed their services in the province,
he added.
The spokesman reaffirmed that planes which can land in a short runway of
2,000 meters, tents, water treatment, field hospitals and medical personnel
are the urgent assistance required in the quake-hit areas.
By far, a total of 26 foreign countries and two international organizations
have offered relief aids to the Indonesian government, said Sutopo.
A total of 122 foreign citizens have been evacuated from the quake affected
areas, he said.
Powerful and shallow under-earth quakes of 6.0, 7.4 and 6.1 magnitude
followed by a tsunami devastated the province of Central Sulawesi with the
hardest-hit area in Palu, the provincial capital and Donggala district.
The tsunami with the height of 0.5 to 3 meters devastated coastal areas
near Talisa beach in Palu city and Donggala district, the meteorology and
geophysics agency said.
Indonesia is prone to quake as it sits on a vulnerable quake-affected areas
called the Pacific Ring of Fire.
BSS/XINHUA/ARS/1810 hrs