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Hundreds dead in Indonesian earthquake relief efforts hampered by damage




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Almost 400 people have been killed and at least another 540 injured in a major earthquake hit the Indonesia Island of Sulawesi, Time reports.

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake followed by a Tsunami brought death and destruction to the Island in central Indonesia on Friday with the city and town of Donggala and Mamuju being left devastated.

Rescue efforts are continuing but damage roads and communications infrastructure is hampering the efforts.

The nation of Indonesia is made up of 170,000 islands and with an under developed transport infrastructure gaining access to these secluded areas was difficult before this disaster.

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