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Indonesia earthquake death toll could reach 5,000 as officials count missing

"Indonesian officials say search for earthquake and tsunami victims to end Friday; death toll at 2,073"

The official death toll is 1,944 but this number could triple as authorities lose hope of finding survivors

Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Kate Lamb in Palu

Mon 8 Oct 2018 15.17 AEDT
Last modified on Wed 10 Oct 2018 04.58 AEDT

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/08/indonesia-earthquake-death-toll-could-reach-5000-as-officials-count-missing

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Tsunami floods into Indonesian city in terrifying new footage
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Guardian News
Published on Oct 9, 2018

New footage shows people running away as a devastating tsunami struck Indonesia's coastal city of Palu.
About 5,000 people are still missing or feared dead. Those searching the ruins of villages fear thousands
may have been swallowed up by the ground when the earthquake caused liquefaction, causing
the solid surface of the ground to turn to liquid, engulfing homes in the mud.
Indonesia earthquake death toll could reach 5,000 as officials count missing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzBxIdHx_KY