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.

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 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



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

The floating hospital KRI Soeharso operated by Indonesian Navy in Palu. PHOTO: 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 is seen in distress as a relative's dead body is recovered from the remains of Mercure Hotel in Palu. PHOTO: REUTERS



People check for valuables among debris left in the wake of an earthquake in Mamboro, Palu. PHOTO: 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 overturned boat in the wake of a quake-tsunami in Mamboro, Sulawesi. PHOTO: AFP