Death toll rises to 1,234 in Indonesia quake, tsunami disaster

The death toll from a powerful earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Indonesia's central island of Sulawesi last week has reached 1,234 as bodies continue to be found in the rubble, authorities said Tuesday.National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told a press conference in the afternoon that among the injured a total of 799 people suffered serious injuries, adding that 101 others are listed as missing, including one South Korean and one Belgian.Sutopo said refugees from the disaster that struck Friday evening now number 61,867 around the island.There are 2…READ FULL ARTICLE