Death toll rises to 1,407 in Indonesia quake, tsunami disaster

The death toll from the powerful earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi last week has risen to 1,407 as bodies continue to be found in the rubble, authorities said Wednesday.National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told a press conference that another 2,549 people suffered serious injuries, while 114 are listed as missing, including one South Korean.Sutopo also said those displaced in the disaster now total 70,821.The death toll increased from 1,234 the previous day, while the number of seriously injured tripled from 799.Mos…READ FULL ARTICLE