Indonesia quake, tsunami death toll hits 1,649 as Japan aid arrives

Indonesia said Saturday that the death toll from last month's powerful earthquake and tsunami that struck Central Sulawesi province has risen to 1,649, as a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force transport plane arrived in the provincial capital as part of international relief operations.The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said the number of people listed as missing has more than doubled from 113 the previous day to 265, the number of people with serious injuries remains unchanged at 2,549.The number of people displaced has decreased from 70,821 to 62,359 as residents who sought refuge followi…READ FULL ARTICLE