Palu, October 3
“Awesome Indonesia”, a young man shouted sarcastically as a crowd of people, some pushing their arms elbow deep into a jumbled pile of sodden food and debris, searched for anything edible in the shell of a warehouse that tsunami waves had pounded.
Clamoring over the reeking pile or staking out a patch of territory, the people pulled out small cartons of milk, soft drinks, rice, sweets and painkillers. One man digging out packets of biscuits had half submerged himself in mess.
They had come from devastated neighbourhoods and elsewhere in the remote Indonesian city of Palu, which was hit by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake and powerful tsunami on Friday
“We came here because we heard there was food,” said Rehanna, a 23-year-old student, wearing a bright red motorcycle helmet. “We need clean water, rice.” “I’m very angry,” she said about the lack of aid. “I know the assistance is coming, but the distribution is very bad.”
Aid is only trickling in, and five days after the disaster, the region remains without power. Indonesia has appealed for international help. — AFP
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