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Indonesia disaster death toll climbs to 1,763

Indonesia disaster death toll climbs to 1,763

Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho says officials are trying to confirm the number still missing in several villages obliterated when the quake caused loose soil to liquefy, sucking houses into deep mud and burying occupants.

 

He provided the updated figure Sunday at a news conference in Jakarta.

 

The twin disasters struck Palu and surrounding districts in Central Sulawesi province on Sept. 28