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Indonesia earthquake: Thousands lack access to aid
10-02-2018
On Friday 28 Sep earthquake and tsunami hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. As access to the affected areas are difficult, the full scale of this tragedy is not yet known. As a result, Aid has been slow to reach some of the most hard-hit areas following the 7.5 magnitude earthquake.
As at Tues 2 Oct, the death toll is at 1,234. It is expected to continue to rise considerably as relief efforts intensify. National disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said almost 62,000 people had been displaced from their homes. According to other reports about 1.6 million people have been affected.
International aid organization The Red Cross described the situation as "nightmarish" and said reports from its workers in one cut-off area, Donggala, a region of 300,000 people north of Palu, indicated it had been hit "extremely hard."
Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said by the time a final toll is released, "thousands" may have died in the disaster.
In Palu, signs could be seen along the roads reading "We Need Food" and "We Need Support."
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