Indonesia president assesses quake recovery operation in devastated city
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(3 Oct 2018) Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited Palu on Wednesday to witness the recovery operations. Earlier in the day, the president flew from Jakarta to the disaster-struck central Sulawesi province, one of the worst affected by Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami. 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. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/4855379023769f02900daae31d15064b
