(Eagle The humanitarian aid assistance of the Philippine government to the victims of 7.5 magnitude earthquake that devastated the country is now in Indonesia. The Lockheed C-130 “Hercules” cargo ship that departed on Wednesday, October 10 had arrived at Balikpapan Kalimantan Airport on the same day. The relief goods and other supplies that arrived were only the first batch of assistance from the Philippines. The second delivery is scheduled to arrive on Sunday, October 14. […]
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Search called off in Indonesian quake-tsunami: official
PALU, Indonesia (AFP) — The search for those killed in Indonesia’s quake-tsunami disaster was called off Thursday, despite there being around 5,000 people still missing. The magnitude 7.5-quake and a subsequent tsunami razed whole swathes of Palu to the ground on September 28. More than 2,000 bodies have been recovered since the twin disaster on Sulawesi island. But authorities fear 5,000 more could be buried beneath the ruined city, where entire villages were swallowed. Rescuers […]
