Indonesian President Joko Vidodo on Sunday, September 30, reported no less than 1,200 killed in earthquakes and tsunamis.. According to The Jakarta Post, there may be up to two thousand victims under the rubble..

According to the National Disaster Management Authority of Indonesia (BNPB), more than 16,000 people were forced to leave their homes.. About 2.4 million people need humanitarian aid, the agency notes, including a representative of the “urgently needed” called “fuel, drinking water, medical personnel, tents, electricity, food”. The authorities requested international assistance.

The earthquake of magnitude 7.5 occurred on September 28 around 6:00 pm local time. Its epicenter was at a 10-kilometer depth, 80 kilometers north of Palu on the fourth largest Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Coordination of rescue operations by the authorities was hampered because the earthquake caused power outages. The connection between Palu and the closest to the epicenter of the earthquake, the city of Dungala was broken.

The European Union has allocated Indonesia 1.5 million euros to eliminate the consequences of a natural disaster.

The funds will be used to provide food, shelter and medicines to the "most vulnerable" categories of residents, said Christ Stylianidis, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Anti-Crisis. Previously, the Copernicus satellite system was used to obtain detailed maps of the affected area..

The representative of the US State Department Heather Neuert declared the country's readiness to provide assistance in the aftermath of a natural disaster.

Source: DW.