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| Indonesia tsunami: desperation mounts in Palu amid aid delays and food shortages – live | |
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| Four days after the devastating earthquake, there is still no power in the city of Palu, which was home to 300,000 people. Shops and restaurants are still closed and government and aid agencies have struggled to reach the city and bring in supplies to those who now find themselves homeless. | |
| There are reports of looting in Palu, as people become desperate for supplies, writes our reporter on the ground Kate Lamb: | |
| The military is denying [looting] but it is clearly happening. In some places emergency teams have reached them but supplies have not so they are getting desperate. | |
| The government needs to sort it out as it’s a highly flammable situation – a mixture of extreme devastation and desperation. | |
| A spokesperson for the national police, Setyo Wasisto, said they would be forgiving of citizens “forced” to take basic necessities but would crack down harshly on people trying to take things beyond that. | |
| Friday’s earthquake led to more than 170 aftershocks and there are fears that more earthquakes could hit the region. | |
| An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 was recorded this morning near the southern Indonesian island of Flores, said the US Geological Survey. | |
| The quake, which hit about 250 km (155 miles) southwest of Ende on Flores, was later downgraded by the USGS to a magnitude of 5.9. There were no immediate tsunami alerts or reports of casualties or damage. | |
| Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the spokesperson for the country’s disaster agency (BNBP), has shared video of a fuel tank convoy consisting of 10 trucks accompanied by police. Our reporter Kate Lamb also saw a convoy of 10 fuel tanks accompanied by police on the road last night. | |
| The convoy is travelling toward Palu to deal with the scarcity of fuel in the city, said Sutopo, which is still without power four days after the earthquake hit. | |
| 10 tangki BBM konvoi menuju Palu dikawal Polri untuk suplai BBM. Pasokan BBM dari darat dan udara dengan pesawar khusus terus dikirim ke Palu untuk mengatasi kelangkaan BBM. pic.twitter.com/4Y1AqaCJSG | |
| Our reporter Kate Lamb is on the road outside of Palu. Her account of the journey into the city reveals something of the difficulties faced by government and aid agencies in getting supplies to those who need them, and also of the desperation of those who are waiting for news of loved ones. | Our reporter Kate Lamb is on the road outside of Palu. Her account of the journey into the city reveals something of the difficulties faced by government and aid agencies in getting supplies to those who need them, and also of the desperation of those who are waiting for news of loved ones. |
| She writes: | She writes: |
| The road to Palu is one of the stories of the disaster. Last night we passed 10 Pertamina fuel trucks being sent in, escorted by police, as well as cranes for heavy lifting, convoys of supplies, teenagers collecting donations. | The road to Palu is one of the stories of the disaster. Last night we passed 10 Pertamina fuel trucks being sent in, escorted by police, as well as cranes for heavy lifting, convoys of supplies, teenagers collecting donations. |
| In Mamuju, one guy who has set up an emergency post tried to give us bakso (meatballs) for free. A group of brothers were also on the road, from Bandung, racing to Palu to get word of their parents. | In Mamuju, one guy who has set up an emergency post tried to give us bakso (meatballs) for free. A group of brothers were also on the road, from Bandung, racing to Palu to get word of their parents. |
| Hello and welcome to today’s live coverage of the disaster in Indonesia. | Hello and welcome to today’s live coverage of the disaster in Indonesia. |
| Eight hundred and forty-four people have been confirmed dead – a death toll that is expected to climb significantly – and 59,000 have been displaced after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the island of Sulawesi on Friday morning. The earthquake caused a tsunami and around 170 aftershocks and was the most devastating to hit Indonesia since the earthquake that triggered the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004. | Eight hundred and forty-four people have been confirmed dead – a death toll that is expected to climb significantly – and 59,000 have been displaced after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the island of Sulawesi on Friday morning. The earthquake caused a tsunami and around 170 aftershocks and was the most devastating to hit Indonesia since the earthquake that triggered the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004. |
| Government and aid agencies have been slow to reach Palu and supplies are low. There have been reports of looting, as people become desperate for food and other supplies. | Government and aid agencies have been slow to reach Palu and supplies are low. There have been reports of looting, as people become desperate for food and other supplies. |
| I’ll be bringing you the news as it unfolds today. If you have any tips or questions that you’d like the blog to address, get in touch with me via email at kate.lyons@theguardian.com or on Twitter @mskatelyons | I’ll be bringing you the news as it unfolds today. If you have any tips or questions that you’d like the blog to address, get in touch with me via email at kate.lyons@theguardian.com or on Twitter @mskatelyons |