384 dead, hundreds injured in Indonesian earthquake and tsunami

12:48, 29.09.2018

The death toll from the Indonesian earthquake and tsunami has jumped to 384. The figure is from the hard-hit city of Palu alone, where hundreds of people are injured and thousands of homes damaged or destroyed.

The tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake smashed into two cities and several settlements on Sulawesi island at dusk Friday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says there are currently 488 New Zealanders registered on SafeTravel as being in Indonesia.

But it added there is no information at this stage to suggest that any New Zealanders have been affected by the earthquake, AP reports.

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