ABDUL Basir was at the home of his friend Asril Abdul Hamid in the Balaroa Administrative Village, Central Sulawesi, when a 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook the region on September 28. Asril’s sibling had died that day, and Basir was visiting to pay his respects.

Their homes were only separated by a soccer field. Basir finished his work as a JNE courier early so that he could help transport the body to the funeral site.

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