Reunited Indonesian couple a rare ray of hope in quake zone

PALU - It was two agonising days of searches through makeshift morgues and hospitals before Mr Azwan found his wife Dewi alive and well after she was swept away in the tsunami that crashed into the Indonesian city of Palu.

Recounting the story beside her at a small roadside stall in the quake-hit city, the 38-year-old civil servant struggled to keep his emotions in check, tears welling up behind his glasses.

"I was so happy, so emotional - thank God I could see her again," Mr Azwan, who like many Indonesians only has one name, told AFP.

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