Indonesia’s disaster agency says the death toll from an earthquake and tsunami disaster on a central island is now 1,234.
Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho updated the figure at a news conference in Jakarta on Tuesday afternoon.
The magnitude 7.5 earthquake and the tsunami it generated struck Palu and nearby areas on central Sulawesi island.
Nugroho said 799 people are severely injured. He said the communities of Sigi and Balaroa have not been counted yet, meaning the toll is likely to rise.
Oh my… so many lives lost due to these horrific natural disasters. Way too many tragedies occur all by themselves without us adding to the list! Gun violence, wars, etc…we as humans need to be so much better. Tragedy like this knows no color, no race, no boundaries. Help your fellow humans in their time of need!