Photos From the Deadly Earthquake and Tsunami in Indonesia

Alan Taylor
September 30, 2018
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On September 28, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, near the city of Palu, also triggering a localized tsunami, which swept across coastal Palu and the surrounding area. The death toll has now been raised to 832, but authorities have warned they fear it could climb higher, as they begin to reach inaccessible areas. The quake and tsunami wiped out or damaged many roads and bridges, making rescue and evacuation difficult, and several towns remained cut off as of Sunday.

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An aerial view of the Baiturrahman mosque which was hit by a tsunami, after a quake in West Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on September 30, 2018. #

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An aerial view shows a bridge damaged by an earthquake and tsunami in Palu on September 29, 2018. #

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Residents carry a victim after after an earthquake and a tsunami hit Palu on September 29, 2018. #

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An aerial view of the city of Palu after an earthquake and tsunami hit, on September 29, 2018. Screen display information provided at source. #

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This aerial picture shows the remains of a ten-story hotel in Palu on September 30, 2018 after it collapsed following a strong earthquake in the area. #

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An aerial view of part of the city destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami in Palu on September 29, 2018. #

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A boat sits stranded among debris after being hit by a tsunami in the city of Palu on September 30, 2018. #

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People survey the damage following earthquakes and tsunami in Palu on September 30, 2018. #

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The damage after an earthquake is seen in Palu on September 30, 2018, in this still image taken from an aerial drone video. #

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People survey damage outside a shopping mall in Palu on September 30, 2018. #

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Rescuers carry an earthquake survivor from a restaurant building damaged by the massive earthquakes and tsunami in Palu on September 30, 2018. #

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Earthquake and tsunami damage in Palu, photographed on September 29, 2018. #

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Relatives look for bodies of their loved ones in a Police hospital backyard in Palu on September 29, 2018. #

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Motorists pass by a shopping mall heavily damaged by a massive earthquake in Palu on September 30, 2018. #

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A man searches for victims among the rubble of a collapsed ten-story hotel in Palu on September 30, 2018. #

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Rescuers try to help 15-year-old earthquake victim Nurul Istikharah from her damaged house following earthquakes and tsunami in Palu on September 30, 2018. Her legs were trapped under rubble, and at last report, workers were still making efforts to free her. #

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A view of a destroyed bridge following an earthquake and tsunami in Palu on September 30, 2018. #

Muhammad Adimaja / Antara Foto Agency / Reuters

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People search through debris in a residential area in Palu on September 30, 2018. #

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People attempt to identify the bodies of their relatives on the grounds of a police hospital in Palu on September 30, 2018. #

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A general view of Taman Ria's beach, following the tsunami, in West Palu, on September 30, 2018. #

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Samidah, a relative of a victim, cries while standing outside the collapsed Roa Roa hotel in Palu on September 30, 2018. #

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People line up for fuel at a station in Palu on September 30, 2018. #

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People take fuel from a tanker truck in Palu on September 30, 2018. #

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A resident (left) sifts through debris in the rubble of a mosque (background center) in Palu on September 30, 2018. #

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Residents sit in an open field rather than their homes in Palu on September 29, 2018, after a strong earthquake and tsunami struck the area. #

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Residents gather to look at a collapsed building in Palu on September 29, 2018. #

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A woman cries as she waits to be evacuated by military aircraft following an earthquake and tsunami at Mutiara Sis Al Jufri Airport in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on September 30, 2018. #

Hafidz Mubarak A / Antara Foto Agency / Reuters

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