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Death Toll From Indonesia's Earthquake, Tsunami Surges to 832 - Reports

© AP Photo / AP PhotoA man stands amid the damage caused by a tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. A powerful earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggering a 3-meter-tall (10-foot-tall) tsunami that an official said swept away houses in at least two cities.
A man stands amid the damage caused by a tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. A powerful earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggering a 3-meter-tall (10-foot-tall) tsunami that an official said swept away houses in at least two cities. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The number of people who died in Friday's powerful earthquakes and a subsequent tsunami has increased to 832, the Jakarta Post reported on Sunday.

The local media reported citing the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) that the majority of victims were found in Palu and only 11 bodies were recovered in Donggala.

The newspaper added, citing the BNPB's spokesperson, that there could be further increases in the number of victims because not all affected areas had been searched yet.

READ MORE: Indonesian Authorities to Allocate $37.5 Mln to Assist Tsunami Victims — Reports

A staff member of the Seismology Center points to a chart showing the earthquake activity detected by the central Weather Bureau in Taipei on April 20, 2015 - Sputnik International
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The representative of the Russian Embassy in Jakarta, Denis Tetyushin, told Sputnik that there was no information about deaths and injuries among Russian citizens.

Earlier this week, the powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and was followed by two 5.8-magnitude tremors.

A tsunami struck the city of Palu and the Donggala area in Central Sulawesi Province shortly afterward. Saturday's reports claimed that the death toll stood at 420 people.

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