Quake Survivors Clamor to Flee Hard-hit Indonesian City
An aerial view of the earthquake and tsunami devastated neighborhood in Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on Oct. 1.
Photographer: Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images
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Palu, Indonesia (AP) -- As officials began burying hundreds of dead in a mass grave Monday, thousands of survivors of a devastating earthquake and tsunami converged on the airport of this heavily damaged Indonesian city and clamored to leave, saying there was little to eat and their homes were unsafe.
The confirmed death toll of 844, mostly from the city of Palu, is expected to rise as authorities reach areas that were cut off by the disaster. The magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck at dusk Friday and generated a tsunami said to have been as high as 6 meters (20 feet) in places.