PALU, Indonesia — People living in tents and shelters have little but uncertainty since the powerful earthquake and tsunami hit an Indonesian island, where deaths exceed 1,400 and efforts to retrieve scores more victims buried deep in mud and rubble were still hampered Thursday by the lack of heavy equipment. The number of dead is expected to rise further as rescue crew comb through affected areas after being slowed initially by broken, impassable roads and other damage. Two dozen diggers and heavy machineries are working to dig victims out and more help are on the way, he said. He said 100 Indonesian marines have landed at Palu airport and 200 more were on their way to help in rescue work. With Indonesia sitting on the seismically active Pacific “Ring of Fire,” it said 176 tsunamis have been recorded since 1629.

Source: National Post October 04, 2018 02:03 UTC