Death toll jumps to 1,234 in Indonesia following quakes, tsunami
The Indonesian government on Tuesday said the death toll from a devastating quake-tsunami on the island of Sulawesi had risen to 1,234 people, up from the previous count of 844.
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 02 October 2018
- Modified Date: 10:41 | 02 October 2018
The death toll has risen to at least 1,234 after two earthquakes and a subsequent tsunami that hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island last week, an official said Tuesday.
At least 799 were injured and 99 others were listed as missing, National Disaster Management Agency spokesman Sutopo Nugroho said.
More than 61,000 are displaced, he said.
Most of the casualties were in the city of Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi province.
The island was hit by two earthquakes on Friday, with the second, of 7.4-magnitude, triggering a tsunami.
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