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Survivors get back on their feet

Mon, October 8, 2018   /   01:51 pm
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    Survivors line up before boarding a military aircraft at the Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on Tuesday, October 2, 2018. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    Rows of empty plastic containers are lined up at a gas station on Jl. Maluku, Palu, Central Sulawesi on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. State energy firm PT Pertamina has supplied over 11 million liters in the city hit by the quake and tsunami. Pertamina is also supplying fuel from a tanker despatched from Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    Survivors search for the exact location of their houses, which shifted as a result of soil liquefaction, in Petobo district, Palu, Central Sulawesi, on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. Search and rescue teams are having difficulties in retrieving bodies buried in the mud. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    Australian journalists take a break to buy food at a food stall as they carry out their task of covering the deadly earthquake and tsunami on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. The National Disaster and Mitigation Agency (BNPB) announced on Thursday, October. 4, 2018. that the number of victims reached 1,581 people while 2,549 were injured and 113 were still missing. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    A member of the crew of the Sabuk Nusantara stands on his ship on Thursday, October. 4, 2018, the vessel was tossed onto the land in the tsunami at Wani Port in Donggala, Central Sulawesi. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    Signs have been placed in the middle of the debris of tumbled houses. One of the signs reads “Kami rindu ruma kami” (we miss our home). JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    A little boy cries from the pain of his injuries at the Undata Hospital in Palu, Central Sulawesi on Thursday, October 4, 2018. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    Police officers stand guard at the Masomba traditional market in Lolu subdistrict, South Palu, on Thursday, October 4, 2018. . Slowly, local economic activity has resumed in the city. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    Two men weep after performing their Friday prayers in the front yard of the Darussalam Grand Mosque in Palu on Friday, October 5, 2018. The mosque was badly damaged by the strong earthquake and therefore religious activities are being conducted in the front yard, which also serves as a shelter for evacuees. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    An abandoned car sits in front of the Palu Grand Mall on Friday, October 5, 2018. its wheels have been stolen. The police and military personnel have intensified security in the area to prevent looting. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    A survivor walks past the Arqam Baburahman Mosque at Talise Beach in Palu on Friday, October 5, 2018. The mosque was badly damaged in the quake and tsunami. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    Children play in a shelter in front of the Darussalam Grand Mosque on Friday, October 5, 2018. According to the BNPB, a total of 70,821 evacuees are staying in 141 shelters. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    Staff from state electricity company PLN work to erect an electricity pole in front of Palu Grand Mall on Friday, October 5, 2018. PLN is working hard to restore power in the affected areas. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    Girls walk past shelters after showering in the front yard of the Darussalam Grand Mosque in Palu on Friday, October 5, 2018. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    A survivor holds up a picture of a missing girl in Palu on Friday, October 5, 2018. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

Dhoni Setiawan

The deadly earthquake and tsunami that hit Central Sulawesi have brought grief to those who have lost loved ones. However, the survivors need to get on with their lives. The government – with the help of individuals, civil society groups and businesses, as well as other countries – has tried hard to provide humanitarian aid and basic necessities as well as restore infrastructure. Slowly but surely, survivors are getting back on their feet and beginning to start their lives over again.[ary]