Alarm buoys remained silent

amsterdam - While in the disaster area of ​​Sulawesi the number of victims is increasing by the hour, there is criticism of the warning system for tsunamis of the Indonesian government. That did not work well when last Friday a heavy earthquake unleashed a devastating tidal wave.

In the port city of Palu, soldiers excavated on Monday a mass grave with a seat for at least a thousand people. Most of the confirmed dead, Monday the counter stood at 844, coming from the coastal town. But gradually it is becoming increasingly clear that in the surrounding regions the disaster can not be overseen.