Indonesians' fight against despair after tsunami disaster

The Balaro neighborhood in Palu was destroyed after the earthquake and tsunami. Photo: Le Monde

Junaedi, 48, volunteer director of the Islamic Front, standing in front of the mosque: “I feel sad like everyone else but I also need to help others.” Photo: Le Monde

In Balaroa, Palu city, the waterlogged ground has left the entire area completely destroyed. Photo: Le Monde

Girls begging on the streets of Donggala on October 6. Photo: Le Monde

Mursid, 40, who lives in Balaroa, Palu, said: “After the ground shook, I just saw dust everywhere and I tried to run to safety.” Photo: Le Monde

“When I saw the first wave, I was stunned. Then when I saw the second and third waves, which were even higher, I ran away before they hit me,” said Aja, 32, standing in front of what used to be his home in Loli. Photo: Le Monde

A man stands in front of the rubble of houses destroyed by a tsunami in Donggala, on Celebes Island on October 6. Photo: Le Monde

Jabbar and Misna, 35, stand in front of their temporary shelter in Balaroa, Palu. “After the earthquake, my family ran out to the street and saw all the houses on both sides of the road collapsed,” they said. Photo: Le Monde

Women pick up donated clothes while a child plays a musical instrument in Balaroa, Palu on October 6. Photo: Le Monde

Soldiers on patrol in Balaroa. Photo: Le Monde

Ijen, 44, stands in front of his ruined home in Loli “My house was destroyed, I lost everything but I stayed to rebuild.” Photo: Le Monde

Women who lost their homes after the earthquake and tsunami go to fetch water. Photo: Le Monde