HANOI – The Vietnamese Government on Tuesday decided to offer US$100,000 in aid relief to help the Indonesian Government and people overcome the consequences of recent earthquakes and tsunami. Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province was ravaged by two quakes measuring 6.1 and 7.5 on the Richter scale on September 28. ADVERTISEMENTThe death toll following the disaster in Palu city and Donggala town has now climbed to 1,249 and may continue rising. It also confirmed that 10 Vietnamese students studying at Tadulako University in Palu city are safe. In December 2004, a massive 9.1-magnitude earthquake off the northern Indonesian island of Sumatra triggered a tsunami across the Indian Ocean countries, killing 220,000 people in 13 countries, including more than 168,000 in Indonesia.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 03, 2018 10:30 UTC