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In pictures: Rescue efforts under way for Indonesian quake victims

Indonesia reels after a powerful quake-tsunami as search operations and evacuation efforts get underway.

AFP/REUTERS October 06, 2018 1 min read

The remains of an Indonesian mosque destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami are seen in Palu, Suwalesi. PHOTO: REUTERS

A villager carries his belongings as a military aircraft is about to land in an area after an earthquake hit Petobo neighbourhood in Palu, REUTERS

An Indonesian villager carries his belongings as a military aircraft flies overhead as evacuation efforts continue in the wake of a powerful quake-tsunami hit the Petobo neighbourhood in Palu, Suwalesi. PHOTO: REUTERS

A boy sits as others queue behind a line before boarding military airplanes for evacuations at the Airport in Palu AFP

A boy sits as others queue behind a line before boarding military airplanes for evacuations at the Airport in Palu AFP

A boy sits as people queue to board military airplanes for evacuation at Palu's Mutiara SIS Al Jufrie airport. PHOTO: AFP

A man sits in a badly damaged house at Perumnas Balaroa village in Palu. AFP

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A mother consoles his son as they wait to board military airplanes for evacuations at the Mutiara SIS Al Jufrie Airport in Palu AFP

A mother consoles his son as they wait to board military airplanes for evacuations at the Mutiara SIS Al Jufrie Airport in Palu AFP

A mother holds her son as they wait to board military airplanes as evacuation efforts continue at Mutiara SIS Al Jufrie Airport in Palu. PHOTO: AFP

An Indonesian is seen through a port hole of the floating hospital KRI Soeharso operated by Indonesian Navy in Palu AFP

An Indonesian is seen through a port hole of the floating hospital KRI Soeharso operated by Indonesian Navy in Palu AFP

The floating hospital KRI Soeharso operated by Indonesian Navy in Palu. PHOTO: AFP

An Indonesian search and rescue member walks near a collapsed mosque at Perumnas Balaroa village in Palu in Central Sulawes AFP

An Indonesian search and rescue member walks near a collapsed mosque at Perumnas Balaroa village in Palu in Central Sulawes AFP

A search and rescue team member is seen near the wreckage of a mosque at Perumnas Balaroa village in Palu. PHOTO: AFP

A woman wails as the body of a relative is recovered from the collapsed Mercure Hotel after a quake hit Palu REUTERS.

A woman wails as the body of a relative is recovered from the collapsed Mercure Hotel after a quake hit Palu REUTERS.

A woman is seen in distress as a relative's dead body is recovered from the remains of Mercure Hotel in Palu. PHOTO: REUTERS

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Indonesian people check for valuable items at a devastated area in Mamboro AFP

Indonesian people check for valuable items at a devastated area in Mamboro AFP

People check for valuables among debris left in the wake of an earthquake in Mamboro, Palu. PHOTO: AFP

An Indonesian search and rescue team use heavy equipment to clear debris before recovering bodies at Perumnas Balaroa village in Palu AFP

An Indonesian search and rescue team use heavy equipment to clear debris before recovering bodies at Perumnas Balaroa village in Palu AFP

A search and rescue mission is under ways as teams use heavy equipment to clear debris before recovering bodies in the Perumnas Balaroa village of Palu. PHOTO: AFP

Motorists drive past an upside down boat in Mamboro, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi AFP