Residents Flee in Panic as Houses Collapse During Indonesia Quake (File)

A dramatic video shows residents of the Balaroa district of the Indonesian city of Palu fleeing in panic as houses collapse around them during the powerful earthquake that struck on September 28, 2018.

Uut, a local resident, said that his house and others were in ruins, and that he and his family had evacuated north to Gorontalo.

An estimated 1,747 houses were destroyed in Balaroa, with some sinking 10-20 feet underground, according to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).

Soil liquefaction was reported in both Balaroa and Petobo. It is a phenomenon during which loose or wet soil acts like a fluid due to intense pressure during an earthquake. Evidence of liquefaction is seen in the video here, as the streetscape slides and collapses.

By October 4, a total of 1,424 people were confirmed to have died from the quake and subsequent tsunami, while more than 2,500 others were severely injured. A further 113 people were still missing, BNPB spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said. Credit: Mohamad Nizar via Storyful