A record 384 people have been killed in an earthquake in Indonesia.

The catastrophe was one of both a tsunami and an earthquake.

Local reports say the 384 figure is of the city of Palu alone. Hundreds more were reported injured and thousands of homes either damaged or destroyed.

The national disaster agency reported that 540 people were badly injured.

Waves of up to two metres (6.6ft) high swept through the city on Sulawesi island after the magnitude 7.5 quake brought down several buildings and sent people fleeing from their homes.

Many of those killed were at a beach festival in Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi province, which was strewn with debris from collapsed buildings and pooled seawater. – THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY –
– Agencies