At least 1,234 people have died in the aftermath of the magnitude 7.4 earthquake and tsunami that struck Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi on Friday, September 28.Of the deaths, at least 821 were reported in the provincial city of Palu and 11 in Donggala regency, the National Disaster Management Agency said on Sunday.Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of the agency, said the death toll was expected to rise because quake-affected districts near Palu, such as Donggala, Sigi and Parigi Moutong, remained inaccessible to rescuers. Kompas reported damage from the earthquake and the following tsunami severely damaged power, telecommunications and transport infrastructure in the region.In this video, the sailors on the tugboat Nelly 5 could be seen reacting as the tsunami sirens rang out at the Donggala seaside on Friday. One of them can be heard shouting in Indonesian; “Tsunami, tsunami! Get ready! Friends on the vessel, all stay in the middle [of the sea], don’t get to the shore!”Instagram user Jordian Anddhiee Kusuma, one of the sailors, told Storyful that they were less than 20 feet away (five metres) from the shore when the sirens rang out, and could see the dust from the landslide rising from the city . Credit: Jordian Anddhiee Kusuma via Storyful
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