384 dead, unknown number missing as Indonesia hit by quake and tsunami
- 6 years ago
The death toll from Friday's earthquake and tsunami on Indonesia's Sulawesi island has surged to at least 3-hundred-84,... with well over 540 people seriously injured.
A tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7-point-5 quake swept over the city of Palu,... washing away entire buildings and homes.
The local disaster agency says the death toll is expected to rise even further.
Following the earthquake, were some 100 aftershocks, including one of magnitude six-point-seven.
One South Korean national who was in the region for a paragliding contest has been out of contact since the disaster.
The South Korean embassy in the Southeast Asian nation said it's proving difficult to locate the unnamed person's whereabouts due to power outages and downed telecommunications in the region.
A tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7-point-5 quake swept over the city of Palu,... washing away entire buildings and homes.
The local disaster agency says the death toll is expected to rise even further.
Following the earthquake, were some 100 aftershocks, including one of magnitude six-point-seven.
One South Korean national who was in the region for a paragliding contest has been out of contact since the disaster.
The South Korean embassy in the Southeast Asian nation said it's proving difficult to locate the unnamed person's whereabouts due to power outages and downed telecommunications in the region.