JAKARTA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Indonesia's multiple earthquakes and an ensuing tsunami jumped to 1,407 on Wednesday, the country's disaster management agency said.
Most of the dead were recovered in Palu, the provincial capital.
Search and rescue operations are underway with more rescuers and equipment joining in the mission, spokesman of the national disaster management agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said.
The natural disaster forced a total of 70,821 people to flee their homes and take shelter in camps or under tarpaulins in 141 spots. So far, not all of the basic needs has been provided, Nugroho said.
Powerful and shallow earthquakes of 6.0, 7.4 and 6.1 magnitude and a triggered tsunami devastated the province with the hardest-hit area in Palu, the provincial capital and Donggala district last Friday.
The tsunami with the height of 0.5 to 3 meters devastated coastal areas near Talisa beach in Palu city and Donggala district.
