Rescuers to reach remote parts of Indonesia after earthquake devastation
The extent of the devastation caused by an earthquake and tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi should become clearer.
Rescuers will push into remote areas that have been out of contact for more than three days.
Officials fear the death toll will rise into the thousands but the number of confirmed deaths stood at 844 on Tuesday, most of them in the small city of Palu, 1,500 km (930 miles) northeast of Jakarta.
Some of the dead were taken to a mass grave on Tuesday while rescuers hunting for victims in the ruins held out hope they could still save lives.
"We suspect there are still some survivors trapped inside," the head of on rescue team, Agus Haryono, told Reuters at the collapsed seven-storey Hotel Roa Roa.
About 50 people were believed to have been caught inside the hotel when it was brought down by the 7.5 magnitude earthquake on Friday.
The quake triggered tsunami waves as high as six metres (20 feet) that smashed into the city's beachfront, about 2 km from the hotel. About 12 people have been recovered from the ruins of the hotel, with one more body on Tuesday.
Three of the victims were recovered alive.
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