Earthquake aid trickles in

AID was trickling into areas crippled by the devastating earthquake and tsunami on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, with residents in one neighbourhood clapping, cheering and high-fiving at the arrival of a supply truck.

A man named Heruwanto said he was happy while clutching a box of instant noodles.

“I really haven’t eaten for three days,” he said.

Food, water, fuel and medicine had yet to reach the hardest-hit areas outside Palu.

The official death toll reached 1234, but may still rise.