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In pictures: Tsunami devastation in Sulawesi

A tsunami has claimed hundreds of lives in Indonesia's island of Sulawesi.

News imageEPA A handout photo shows an aerial image of the coastal area of Palu city, central Sulawesi, Indonesia on 29 September 2018EPA
Many buildings in the coastal city of Palu are still submerged after 3m (10ft) waves hit on Friday
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News imageAFP/Getty Images Residents make their way along a street full of debris after an earthquake and tsunami hit Palu, Indonesia. Photo: 29 September 2018AFP/Getty Images
The tsunami - triggered by a powerful earthquake - flattened parts of the city
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News imageAFP/Getty Images People walk past dead bodies (blue cover) in Palu. Photo: 29 September 2018AFP/Getty Images
Hundreds of people were killed in Palu alone
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News imageAntara Foto/Rolex Malaha via Reuters People stand in front of a damaged shopping mall in PaluAntara Foto/Rolex Malaha via Reuters
Homes, hotels, and shopping centres collapsed
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News imageEPA A residential area with some houses reduced to rubble in Palu city, central Sulawesi, Indonesia on 29 September 2018.EPA
Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and is regularly hit by earthquakes
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News imageReuters People walk among debris in Palu. Photo: 29 September 2018Reuters
There are concerns over the fate of people taking part in a beach festival in the city
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News imageAFP/Getty Images Medics treat a wounded child in Palu. Photo: 29 September 2018AFP/Getty Images
Medics have been treating many of the wounded at the scene
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News imageEPA A survivor rests as she gets medical treatment outside a military hospital in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, 29 September 2018.EPA
Survivors were treated in makeshift sites near overcrowded hospitals
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News imageAFP/Getty Images People sit outside a hospital in Palu. Photo: 29 September 2018AFP/Getty Images
Many city residents have been sleeping on the streets, as aftershocks rocked the city
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News imageEPA Rescue teams search for survivors. Photo: 29 September 2018EPA
Rescue teams are continuing to search for survivors in the coastal areas
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News imageAFP Residents stand outside a house as they are afraid to stay indoors in their homes in Palu in Central Sulawesi on September 29, 2018AFP
Residents hung outside their houses as they were scared of buildings collapsing
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