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Many loved ones lost and uncounted in Indonesian disasters

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AP Palu (Indonesia)
Last Updated : Oct 05 2018 | 8:25 AM IST

She lay inside a medical tent in the stifling midday heat, wincing in pain at the gashes and cuts that cover her body. But all Anisa Cornelia could think about was the love of her life the man she was supposed to marry this month.

She had not seen him since the tsunami smashed into an Indonesian island, separating the pair possibly forever as they strolled along a sandy beach at twilight. "
"But we had to stop because the corpses we're recovering now have decayed too much," Cancer said. "They've become a public health hazard, and the new instructions are to bury them immediately."
Cornelia, who could not swim, swallowed salt water as she was sucked beneath the powerful wave and flipped upside down, "left and right, like a spinning ball."

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First Published: Oct 05 2018 | 8:25 AM IST

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