The South Korean government is planning to provide much needed financial aid to quake and tsunami-hit Indonesia.
Seoul's foreign ministry also revealed on Monday that several South Korean nationals are missing in the hardest-hit area.
Hong Yoo reports.
Buildings reduced to rubble and dead bodies lined up in the streets…
Rescue efforts are still underway in Palu, Indonesia after it was hit with a 7.5 magnitude earthquake and the following tsunami last Friday.
To help with the recovery process, the South Korean government is providing 1 million dollars to Indonesia as humanitarian assistance.
The assistance will help with urgent humanitarian needs and help the country recover from the disaster.
And if more help is needed, the South Korean Foreign Ministry is also considering offering to send emergency relief troops after consulting with the Indonesian government.
Many people are still trapped under rubble, hoping to be rescued. Possibly among them is a South Korean man who was staying in this hotel in Palu... before it collapsed.
When the earthquake hit Indonesia's Sulawesi Island, the mother of the missing South Korean lost contact with her son.
Today, four days after the quake struck, she will visit the scene to look for him.
According to the South Korean embassy in Indonesia, the consular representative departed for Palu at 7am local time, and the family, along with one employee from the embassy, at 10 am.
"I still don't have any idea of what I should do. Whether I should go there and dig the ground or at least hand out water to the rescue team..."
The South Korean Foreign Ministry said there are seven more South Koreans reported as out of touch since the disaster.
The consular representative sent to Palu is checking specific facts and trying to track down those reported missing.
Hong Yoo, Arirang News.
