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Death toll from earthquake in Indonesia reaches 420 (UPDATED)

Other News Materials 30 September 2018 00:31 (UTC +04:00)
The number of people who were killed in Indonesia’s Palu as a result of the recent earthquake and tsunami increased to 420 people
Death toll from earthquake in Indonesia reaches 420 (UPDATED)

00:31 (GMT+4) The number of people who were killed in Indonesia’s Palu as a result of the recent earthquake and tsunami increased to 420 people, Sputnik reported citing Kompas.

The Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) head said that the data on the number of victims in other areas of the country affected by the disaster had not been gathered yet, according to the broadcaster.

On Friday, a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The tremor was followed by two 5.8-magnitude quakes.

Additionally, a 2-meter-high (6.5-feet-high) tsunami struck the city of Palu and the Donggala area in Central Sulawesi after the tremors.

21:40 (GMT+4) The death toll of Friday's multiple powerful quakes, which triggered a tsunami in Central Sulawesi province of Indonesia, climbed to at least 405 on Saturday evening, a government official said, Xinhua reported.

Strong and shallow quakes of 6.0, 7.4 and 6.1 magnitude followed by a tsunami devastated the province with the hardest-hit area in Palu, the provincial capital and Donggala district.

The authorities urged to bury the casualties who have been identified and continue scouring and rescuing the victims underneath the debris of the rattled houses and other buildings, spokesman of the country's information and communication ministry Ferdinandus Setu said.

The latest death toll was announced by the national disaster management agency.

The spokesman of the ministry revealed that the main airport in the province has been operating but only serving relief efforts.

Communication facilities have also been functioned in several parts of the province, which is helpful to the coordination for the relief efforts, said the official.

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