<p>A total of 53 victims of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Palu, the capital of Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province, were buried</a> in a mass grave on Monday, October 1.</p><p>This video of the mass burial at the Poboya Indah Public Cemetery, eastern Palu, was shared by Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).</p><p>BNPB spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said mass burials were necessary after the disaster in order to avoid the spread of disease, the Jakarta Post reported</a>.</p><p>The death toll from this disaster had risen to 1,234 people by October 2, Sutopo said</a>.</p><p>Rescue efforts were ongoing. First responders were still working to reach areas heavily impacted by the earthquake in Donggala and Palu.</p><p>A tsunami flooded coastal areas of Palu, Indonesia, on September 28</a>, after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook central Sulawesi. Credit: BNPB Indonesia via Storyful</p><br />
