There were concerns over the whereabouts of hundreds of people preparing for a beach festival that had been due to start Friday, the disaster agency said. In Palu -- home to 350,000 people -- partially covered bodies lay near the shore after waves hit the coast Friday. "We all panicked and ran out of the house" when the quake hit, said Anser Bachmid, a 39-year-old Palu resident. Pictures supplied by the disaster agency showed a badly damaged shopping mall in Palu where at least one floor had caved in. A key access road had been badly damaged and was partially blocked by landslides, the disaster agency said.

Source: Philippine Star September 30, 2018 02:37 UTC