Indonesia quake, tsunami deaths toll 384 and climbing

PALU (AP):

Indonesian media, citing a disaster agency spokesman, yesterday said the death toll from the Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami has jumped to 384 with the fate of "tens to hundreds" of people involved in a beach festival is unknown after the area was struck by a tsunami.

The festival was in Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi province, which was strewn with debris from collapsed buildings and pooled seawater Saturday.

The tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake smashed into two cities and several settlements on Sulawesi island at dusk Friday.