<div>In Indonesia, nearly 400 people have been killed in a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Palu city on Sulawesi island yesterday. The national disaster agency of the country said&nbsp; hospitals are struggling to cope with hundreds of injured and rescuers scrambling to reach the stricken region.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>In the city of Palu partially covered bodies lay on the ground near the shore. There are also concerns over the whereabouts of hundreds of people preparing for a beach festival due to start yesterday evening.</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>The tsunami was triggered by a strong quake that brought down buildings and sent locals fleeing for higher ground. Reports say that the shallow 7.5 magnitude tremor was more powerful than a series of quakes that killed hundreds on the Indonesian island of Lombok in July and August. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Indonesian president Joko Widodo said military have been called in to the disaster-struck region to help search-and-rescue teams get to victims and find bodies.</div>
News On AIR | September 29, 2018 2:47 PM
Nearly 400 people killed in yesterday's earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia