Tsunami aid teams failing to reach victims
AID workers are struggling to reach survivors of the Indonesian tsunami which is now believed to have killed more than 1,400.
Landslides and collapsed bridges have all but cut off remote areas near Palu, the worst hit city.
And a plume of ash from a volcano 600 miles east is threatening to disrupt aid flights.
Palu vicar Rev Krise Gosal said: “People are hungry and need clean water. Babies are crying for milk.”
Water, electricity and fuel are severely limited even in the city.
Survivors in outlying parts complain of being neglected and last night a Red Cross rescue team had recovered at least 14 bodies from a remote village with not a single home still standing.
Up to 1,200 prisoners escaped two jails breached by the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that triggered the killer wave. There are widespread reports of looting.
An aid flight leaves Britain today with supplies. ActionAid UK’s Mike Noyes said: “The scale of damage is huge, so many are still searching for family members trapped under the rubble.”