Indonesia Tsunami: Situation is getting worse, death toll reaches to 832
Indonesia Tsunami: Situation is getting worse, death toll reaches to 832
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Recently, the beautiful country Indonesia has successfully hosted the Asian Games 2018 but now it is in a very big trouble as a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the island of Sulawesi on Friday morning, causing a tsunami and around 170 aftershocks due to which death toll reached to 832 on Sunday.

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According to The Guardian,It is the most devastating earthquake to hit Indonesia since 2004. The area affected  by the disaster is bigger than originally thought and it is expected that death toll can increase further. The city of Palu has got greatly affected by the disaster and 831 people died in this city only. It has been so devastated that the electricity and drinking water is in short supply after the pipes were damaged. Fuel is also running low. There have also been concerns about the town of Donggala, where the effect is still not known.

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Rescue operations are being conducted to save the people but the operations are also getting affected due to the lack of heavy equipment needed to shift the rubble. Most search and rescue of victims is being done by hand.According to officials associated with this campaign, dozens of people are getting buried under debris during the rescue operation.It expected that hundreds of people might be being injured or dead under the debris.

 

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