Sulawesi: Relief and rescue operations continue in Indonesia after a massive earthquake and tsunami, as time runs out to find survivors one week after the dual disasters struck Sulawesi Island.
According to the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management on Saturday, the death toll from the quake and tsunami has risen to 1,649.
More than 70,000 homes were destroyed or damaged by the magnitude-7.5 quake that struck on September 28, launching waves as high as six metres that slammed into Sulawesi at 800 km/h.
Rescuers issued a fresh public health warning on Saturday as more decaying corpses were unearthed from beneath the ruined city of Palu.
There are fears that vast numbers of bodies could be buried beneath Petobo and Balaroa – two areas virtually wiped off the map.
