PADANG, Indonesia &#8212 Some villagers in western Indonesia returned home Saturday, three days after a deadly earthquake jolted the region and generated a powerful string of aftershocks and a tsunami.

Many of those affected have been camping out on high ground away from the ocean. But with electricity back on in most places and no major aftershocks felt on Saturday, some were beginning to reopen shops and clean up debris around their homes.

Many residents remain jittery, however, shaken by the more than 60 strong aftershocks that followed the 8.4-magnitude temblor which hit Indonesia on Wednesday, causing a 10-foot-high tsunami.

The death toll in the quakes climbed to at least 17 people. At least 88 were injured. Aid was making its way to hard-hit areas, though some residents claimed it was slow in coming.

Authorities raised the death toll after hearing from remote regions, said Rustam Pakaya, the chief of Health Crisis Center.