Death toll from Indonesia earthquake rises to more than 1,700, more than 5000 missing

Death toll from Indonesia earthquake rises to more than 1,700, more than 5000 missing

인니 지진 사망자 1천763명으로 늘어…"실종자 5천명 넘을 듯" Over in Indonesia. The death toll continues to rise on Sulawesi Island, hit hard by a 7-point-5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami on September 28th. According to the nation's Disaster Management Agency.... more than 17-hundred are killed with 2-hundred-65 people classifed as missing in Palu... as of Sunday. Most of the bodies were buried immediately in mass graves after being found... to prevent possible spread of diseases. Local Officials fear more than 5-thousand others could be missing as over 3-thousand homes were damaged or sucked into deep mud when the tremor caused loose soil to liquefy. The government is planning to end search operations by Thursday. Those that cannot be found by then will be declared missing. Arirang News Facebook:   / arirangtvnews   ------------------------------------------------------------ [Subscribe Arirang Official YouTube] ARIRANG TV:    / arirang   ARIRANG RADIO:    / music180arirang   ARIRANG NEWS:    / arirangnews   ARIRANG K-POP:    / arirangworld   ARIRANG ISSUE:    / arirangtoday   ARIRANG CULTURE:    / arirangkorean   ARIRANG FOOD & TRAVEL :    / arirangfoodtravel   ------------------------------------------------------------ [Visit Arirang TV Official Pages] Facebook:   / arirangtv   Twitter:   / arirangworld   Instagram:   / arirangworld   Homepage: http://www.arirang.com ------------------------------------------------------------ [Arirang K-Pop] YouTube:    / arirangworld   Facebook:   / arirangkpop   Google+: http://plus.google.com/+arirangworld