Deadly Earthquake and Tsunami Hits Indonesia's Island of Sulawesi

PALU, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 04: Women, elder people and children on board to evacuate by a military aircraft following the earthquake on October 4, 2018 in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The death toll from last weeks earthquake and tsunami has risen to at least 1,558 but widely expected to rise as officials said on Friday the number of victims of the liquefaction could be up to a thousand. Power had returned to parts of the city and fuel shipments have begun to flow back but some affected towns remain inaccessible with the infrastructure badly damaged. A tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake slammed into Indonesia's coastline on the island of Sulawesi which destroyed or damaged over 70,000 homes as tensions remain high with desperate survivors trying to secure basics like clean water and fuel for generators. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun/The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)