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In Indonesia, more than 1.2 thousand people have been killed as a result of a devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami, Ukrinform reported.
About 16.7 thousand people have been evacuated. In addition, 2.4 million people living in Dungal and Palu regencies need humanitarian assistance. The Indonesian government has allocated $51.4 million. The European Union has also provided 1.5 million euros or around $1.7 million.
With much of the quake zone inaccessible, the relief effort has focused on Palu, a town of 380 thousand people, 1.5 hundred kilometers northeast of Jakarta. Dozens of people were reported to be trapped in the rubble of several hotels and a mall. Hundreds more were feared buried in landslides that engulfed villages.
Of particular concern is Donggala, a region of 300 thousand people north of Palu and close to the epicenter of the quake, and two other districts, where communication had been cut off.