At least 832 people died in the aftermath of the magnitude 7.4 earthquake and tsunami that struck Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi on Friday, September 28.
Of the deaths, 821 were reported in the provincial city of Palu and 11 in Donggala regency, the National Disaster Management Agency said on Sunday.
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of the agency, said the death toll was expected to rise because quake-affected districts near Palu, such as Donggala, Sigi and Parigi Moutong, remained inaccessible to rescuers. Kompas reported damage from the earthquake and the following tsunami severely damaged power, telecommunications and transport infrastructure in the region.
Instagram user Wahab Abdul Rauf, who took this video at the Donggala fishing harbour, told Storyful that the tsunami waves that hit the town on Friday were quite big and destroyed a number of houses on the seaside. Credit: Wahab Abdul Rauf via Storyful