The most affected area, which was subject to a massive Tsunami following the quake, is the small city of Palu—all but around 23 of the confirmed deaths have occurred in the city. The death toll has increased so rapidly that makeshift mass graves have been dug to accommodate the overwhelming casualties.

"We don't know how many victims could be buried there, it's estimated hundreds," said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, as reported by Reuters.

"It's devastating," added aid worker Lian Gogali, noting that thousands were still attempting to flee affected areas, but were hampered by impassable roadways.

Indonesian Red Cross spokeswoman Aulia Arriani said it was her workers who found the Christian children.

"My volunteers found 34 bodies ... children who had been doing a Bible camp," she said.

According to the BBC, Vice-President Jusuf Kalla has warned that the final death toll could well surpass 2,000... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here.

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