- Aid packages were handed out on Monday (Jan 18) to thousands of people left homeless and struggling after an earthquake killed at least 81 people on an Indonesian island.
- More rescuers and volunteers were deployed to the hardest-hit city of Mamuju and the neighbouring district of Majene on Sulawesi island, where the 6.2-magnitude quake struck early on Friday, said Raditya Jati, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency’s spokesperson.
- He said a total of 70 people died in Mamuju and 11 in Majene, and about 27,850 survivors were moved to shelters. Nearly 800 people were injured, with more than half of them still receiving treatment for serious injuries.
- Water, which has been in short supply, as well as food and medical supplies were being distributed from trucks. The military said it sent five planes carrying rescuers, food, medicine, blankets, field tents and water tankers.
- Volunteers and rescue workers erected more temporary shelters for those left homeless in Mamuju and Majene.
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