The previous image - how much later the earthquake made 1200 people die in Indonesia

The earthquake followed by tsunamis flattened the villages, taking the lives of many Indonesians.

After a magnitude 7.5 earthquake on September 28, a 5.5-meter tsunami hit Palu, paralyzing the coastal town of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The previous satellite images - below will show you the terrible devastation of the earthquake, the tsunami that killed at least 1,200 people.

Palu is the capital of Sulawesi and is home to 300,000 Indonesians. As a city in the middle of the valley, Palu is protected by two western and eastern island branches. At the end of a 32km long bay, Palu is often protected from big waves. Therefore, local disaster prevention agencies were surprised to see the tsunami and the city at a speed of 160km / h.

This satellite image of Planet Labs shows that the muddy water flows into the sea after the flood recedes.

Taking a closer look at these photos, you can see the parks, cafes, houses and memorials along the coast have all been washed away.

These photos provided by DigitalGlobal show the painful fate of residents living next to the Palu shopping center.

Moving to the east, the tsunami destroyed the bridge, flooding the surrounding residential area.

Going deep inside, we will see more clearly the impact of the earthquake.The landslides from the mountainside poured in, burying the villages.

Looking closer, you will see landslides buried, erasing Petopo village, south of Palu.

Currently, aid and human resources are still very limited because aid workers are still busy in Lombok, where an earthquake occurred in August. Without support equipment, aid workers in Palu are having to clean up the rubble by hand.