As recovery efforts in the aftermath of the 7.5-magnitude earthquake on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi continue, authorities announced on October 8 that the death toll is nearing 2,000 with more than 5,000 still feared missing.<br /><br />This aerial video, filmed by photographer Richard Alma, shows the word "HELP" chalked into the ground.<br /><br />Rivers of soil swept away entire neighborhoods in the towns of Baleroa and Petob, where a process known as soil licquefaction – where soil becomes saturated with water, causing it to erupt into torrents that topple buildings – is likely responsible for thousands of missing persons. Over 60,000 people have been displaced.<br /><br />More than 450 aftershocks rocked the island since the earthquake hit on September 28.<br /><br />Almost all of the dead have been buried in mass graves, local media reported.
