pAn aerial video shows the harrowing destruction of Balaroa housing complex in Palu, the capital of Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi, where soil liquefaction destroyed and buried hundreds of houses after a powerful earthquake and tsunami struck the city.ppAn estimated 1,747 houses were destroyed in Balaroa, with some sinking 10-20 feet underground, according toa the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).pp“We still don’t know how many people are buried in Balaroa, and also in Petobo,” said BNPB spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, referring to another area where liquefaction also occurred, “because the evacuations are difficult.”ppHe estimated 744 houses were destroyeda in Petobo.ppSoil liquefactiona is a phenomenon during which loose or wet soil acts like a fluid due to intense pressure during an earthquake. Indonesian officials said soil liquefaction destroyed homes in the Balaroa, Sigi and Parigi Moutong areas.ppBy October 2, a total of 1,234 people were confirmed to have died, while 799 others were severely injured, Sutopo saida, adding that the death toll is expected to rise.