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powerful earthquake hit the island of Sulawesi and triggered a tsunami, killing more than 400 people.
After the 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit Friday, water smashed into buildings and swept away homes in the coastal city of Palu, home to 350,000 people.
Indonesian Disaster Management Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho put the death toll at 400 this Sunday, based on the number of bodies that had been recovered. More than 400 people were badly injured, Sutopo said.
Many victims were still buried under the rubble of buildings and houses, Sutopo said, and evacuation efforts were slowed by lack of heavy equipment and personnel.
Australia has offered Indonesia whatever help the country requires as it responds to this devastating natural disaster. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison called Indonesian President Joko Widodo overnight to express his sympathies and pledge support.
“If he needs our help, he’ll have it,” Mr Morrison told the ABC today.
Basic supplies are running low. People queue up for petrol in Palu on Sunday. Photograph: Tatan Syuflana/AP
