victims have been found alive in collapsed buildings and many of the dead are still buried under rubble. buildings were described as liquefied. survivors left without food, clean water or shelter. hospitals are overwhelmed and working without electricity. many people are being treated outside. translator: we re expecting food and clothes because we only have what we are wearing now. basically all of our basic necessities, clean shelter. we ask the government to help us rebuild our home in this village. a spokesperson for the country s disaster management agency says while there was no early warning, no emergency siren, limited shelter and space prevented evacuations. many people were on the beach when the tsunami hit. early estimates predict 17,000 people are left homeless. that s the deadliest tsunami since 04 when more than 167,000 people were killed. and it s the fourth major tsunami to hit that country since then. now, survivors are unable to get off the high land with palu s