New footage emerges of tsunami striking Indonesian coast

New footage has emerged of the devastating tsunami that struck Indonesia's coastal city of Palu.

Social media user Sigit Lembah shot the video from a balcony where he and many others had sought shelter after a 7.5 magnitude quake struck Sulawesi island, 1,500 km (30 miles) northeast of Jakarta, on September 28.

He and two friends had been on their way to the annual Palu Nomoni Festival on Talise beach when the tremor struck, he said, adding that one of them fell into a crack that opened up in the ground but they managed to pull him out.

The official death toll rose to 1,948 on Monday (October 8) but bodies are still being recovered. No one knows how many people are missing, but it could be as high as 5,000, Indonesia's national disaster agency said.