According to the latest official count, the disaster in Sulawesi on September 28 left 2,103 people dead and 4,612 severely injured, making it the worst natural calamity in Indonesia since 2004.
Most of the casualties were recovered in Palu and the districts of Donggala, Sigi and Parigi Mountong.
The number of people admitted to hospitals went up to 2,549 and those missing to 113. About 65,733 houses were damaged or destroyed.
He said gasoline and water supplies were being transported to the Sulawesi island, but they were still insufficient for the people affected.
