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With hope and heavy heart, Indonesia struggles to handle loss as death toll nears 1000

Indonesian volunteers dug mass graves for more than 1,000 bodies on Monday after a quake and tsunami devastated swathes of Sulawesi.

DNA Web Team | Oct 01, 2018, 03:23 PM IST

1.With heavy heart

With heavy heart
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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, Indonesia September 30, 2018. (Photo: Reuters)

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2.Indonesian flag flies at half-mast

Indonesian flag flies at half-mast
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An Indonesian flag flies at half-mast at a makeshift evacuation centre in Palu, in Central Sulawesi, on October 1, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on September 28. (Photo: AFP)

3.Makeshift evacuation centre

Makeshift evacuation centre
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Young boys are pictured at a makeshift evacuation centre in Palu, in Central Sulawesi, on October 1, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on September 28.  (Photo: AFP)

4.Bridge collapse

Bridge collapse
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A collapsed bridge is pictured in Palu, Indonesia''s Central Sulawesi on October 1, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

5.Search on

Search on
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Earthquake survivors search for useable items among the debris in Palu, Indonesia''s Central Sulawesi on October 1, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on September 28. (Photo: AFP)

 

6.View from top

View from top
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An aerial view shows the earthquake and tsunami devasted neighbourhood in Palu, Indonesia''s Central Sulawesi on October 1, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

7.Heartbroken!

Heartbroken!
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Survivor cries after losing family in the massive earthquake, tsunami in Indonesia. (Photo: AFP)

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