Death toll rises to 1,234 in earthquake, tsunami-hit Indonesia
The confirmed death toll in Indonesia rose to 1,234, from 844 after the 7.5-magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit Sulawesi island on Friday. Earlier on Tuesday, bodies of 34 students were found in a church which got engulfed in a mudslide. Roughly 50,000 people have been displaced by the disaster that has caused severe water and food scarcity in the region.