Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrives in quake-stricken Palu

Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged a non-stop recovery effort after the disaster killed more than 800 people. PHOTO: FACEBOOK/PRESIDEN JOKO WIDODO

Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged a non-stop recovery effort after the disaster killed more than 800 people. PHOTO: AFP/ INDONESIAN PRESIDENTIAL PALACE

Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged a non-stop recovery effort after the disaster killed more than 800 people. PHOTO: AFP

Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged a non-stop recovery effort after the disaster killed more than 800 people. PHOTO: AFP

Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged a non-stop recovery effort after the disaster killed more than 800 people. PHOTO: AFP

Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged a non-stop recovery effort after the disaster killed more than 800 people. PHOTO: REUTERS

Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged a non-stop recovery effort after the disaster killed more than 800 people. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

People carry goods looted from a tsunami-devastated shopping mall in Palu, Indonesia, on Sept 30, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

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Sep 30, 2018, 03:59 PM

PALU (AFP) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrived in Indonesia's quake and tsunami-devastated city of Palu on Sunday (Sept 30), urging a non-stop recovery effort after the disaster killed more than 800 people.

"I'm asking my brothers to all be ready to work day and night and to finish everything related to the evacuation," Mr Joko - decked out in military fatigues - told troops deployed to Sulawesi island.

"Ready?" he asked.

"Ready!" they shouted in response.

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