Indonesia is majority Muslim, and religious custom calls for burials soon after death, typically within one day. At least 832 people were confirmed dead as of Sunday evening, Indonesia’s disaster agency said, with nearly all of those from Palu. Nugroho, the disaster agency spokesman, said waves were reported as high as 6 metres (20 feet) in some places. The disaster agency has said that essential aircraft can land at Palu’s airport, though AirNav, which oversees aircraft navigation, said the runway was cracked and the control tower damaged. ——Associated Press writers Margie Mason in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Stephen Wright in Makassar, Indonesia, contributed to this report.

Source: National Post October 01, 2018 01:18 UTC