Jakarta, Oct 2 (UNI) The death toll in the Friday's earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia has risen to 1,347 and is likely to go up, disaster response officials said on Tuesday.
The death toll jumped on Tuesday from a figure of 1,203.
The 7.5-magnitude quake struck just off the central island of Sulawesi, setting off a tsunami that engulfed the coastal city of Palu.
Police are guarding shops against looters as people desperately search for food, fuel and water.
Officers initially took a lenient approach to survivors seizing basic goods, deputy national police chief Ari Dono Sukmanto said, but some people have since been arrested for stealing computers and cash.
"After day two the food supply started to come in, it only needed to be distributed," he said.
"We are now re-enforcing the law," he added.
Rescue team leader Agus Haryono said they were using acoustic detectors to try to locate more survivors.
He said concrete and metal cutters were helping to clear the debris but added: "We have to be very careful so we don't risk hurting any survivors."
President Joko Widodo has called for reinforcements, telling the national search-and-rescue agency to send more police officers and soldiers into affected districts.
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