Anger, dismay as Indonesia says search for quake victims to end


  • World
  • Sunday, 07 Oct 2018

A soldier stands as he tries to find dead bodies from last week's earthquake in the Balaroa neighbourhood in Palu, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia October 7, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta

PALU, Indonesia (Reuters) - Relatives of hundreds of people missing after an earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia reacted with anger, sadness and resignation on Sunday to a decision by the state disaster agency to end searches for bodies later this week.

The 7.5 magnitude quake on Sept. 28 brought down shopping malls, hotels and other buildings in the city of Palu, while tsunami waves smashed into its beachfront. But perhaps more deadly was soil liquefaction which obliterated several Palu neighbourhoods.

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