The Indonesian government says it will end search operations in the earthquake and tsunami damaged city of Palu by Thursday and turn the worst hit areas into a mass grave.
An earthquake and tsunami have devastated Palu and the surrounding region in Sulawesi. Some residents are choosing to leave. Others,shattered,are still trying to find their lost loved ones.
International efforts to help survivors of Indonesia's devastating earthquake and tsunami gathered pace on Thursday as concern grew for hundreds of thousands of survivors.
The confirmed death toll from an earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia's Sulawesi island has risen to 1407,the disaster mitigation agency said on Wednesday.
On the outskirts of Palu,in the suburb of Balaroa,Central Sulawesi,Indonesia,the streets have been ripped apart.
The death toll of the earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi has soared to at least 1234,with rescue workers now focused on retrieving dead bodies.
Nearly four days after a tsunami swept through here and smashed everything in its path,rescuers are left with the awful task of retrieving bodies.
Authorities begin a mass burial in Palu amid rising fears of disease.
Rescuers are struggling against time and a lack of equipment to find many still believed to be buried,as Palu prepares mass graves for the hundreds of victims already found.
Two days after the twin disasters of a quake and tsunami struck Palu,everyone is scrambling,desperate for urgently needed supplies and medication. Amilia Rosa experienced the chaos first hand.
"When events like this happen we are more likely to discover things that we haven't observed before."