On September 29, 2018 (August 20, 2018 in the lunar calendar), a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia triggered a tsunami. September 29, 2018: The Indonesian Disaster Bureau said that the Indonesian earthquake and tsunami have killed at least 384 people there. On October 1, Indonesian officials said that the number of victims has reached 1203. According to media reports such as China International Television and the Associated Press, the Indonesian Disaster Reduction Agency also said that many "bodies" were found on Indonesian beaches. However, a spokesperson for the agency said that they had not received a more comprehensive casualty report due to the paralysis of local communications. According to the China Seismological Network, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake occurred in Sulawesi Province, Indonesia on the afternoon of the 28th, which subsequently triggered a large-scale tsunami. The Associated Press quoted a spokesman for Indonesia's National Disaster Reduction Agency as saying that the earthquake triggered a tsunami that hit Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi Province, and another city, Donggara. In a live local television interview, he said that the tsunami swept away some houses and there were reports of people missing. He said communications with the Central Sulawesi region were interrupted and search and rescue work was blocked due to darkness. AFP quoted Triyono, head of the Earthquake and Tsunami Department of the Disaster Reduction Agency, as saying that the tsunami had arrived in Palu. Palu is 80 kilometers from the epicenter of the earthquake and has a population of about 350,000.