The Indonesian earthquake-tsunami death toll has reached 1,400 this morning and is expected to rise further, now 7 days after the disaster struck.

Entire towns have been destroyed, and authorities say thousands are injured and possibly hundreds of thousands more are displaced from their homes.

If you would like to assist in the rescue effort, you can donate on the Australian Red Cross website, which is conducting search and recovery missions, providing medical services and distributing water and sanitation supplies.