Indonesia is majority Muslim, and religious custom calls for burials soon after death, typically within one day. At least 832 people were confirmed dead as of Sunday evening, Indonesia's disaster agency said, with nearly all of those from Palu. "The death toll is believed to be still increasing, since many bodies were still under the wreckage, while many have not been reached," said disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. Nugroho, the disaster agency spokesman, said waves were reported as high as 6 meters (20 feet) in some places. The disaster agency has said that essential aircraft can land at Palu's airport, though AirNav, which oversees aircraft navigation, said the runway was cracked and the control tower damaged.

Source: Fox News October 01, 2018 02:12 UTC