The Latest: President arrives in hard-hit city to see damage
PALU,
Indonesian
Widodo was expected to tour various areas and visit a hospital Wednesday. The government has said hundreds of people were severely injured in Friday's disasters. And the official toll of 1,234 dead is expected to grow as more bodies are recovered in the damaged areas.
He said foreign aid is starting to reach the area. President
Widodo said there's still a lot of work to be done, but he added that conditions are improving.
"Logistics are in and continue to spread, there are places that we haven't reached," he said. "I've instructed the governor to recommend the markets to be reopened, we want to start reviving the economy."
Aid was trickling into areas crippled by the devastating earthquake and tsunami on
A man named Heruwanto said he was happy while clutching a box of instant noodles. "I really haven't eaten for three days."
Food, water, fuel and medicine had yet to reach the hardest-hit areas outside Palu, the largest city heavily damaged. Many roads in the earthquake zone are blocked and communications lines are down five days after the magnitude 7.5 earthquake and tsunami struck.
The official death toll reached 1,234, while scores of uncounted bodies could be buried in collapsed buildings.
The U.N. humanitarian office said people urgently require shelter, clean water, food, fuel and emergency medical care.
Australian Foreign Minister
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Payne says she has been in contact with her Indonesian counterpart
The U.N. says its humanitarian office is reporting that "needs are vast" following the earthquake and tsunami in
U.N. deputy spokesman
Haq told reporters at U.N. headquarters in
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