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105 dead in Indonesian tsunami
 A tsunami triggered by a strong undersea earthquake off the coast of Indonesia's Java island on Monday killed at least 105 people, swept away buildings and damaged hundreds of fishing boats, officials and witnesses said. News of the disaster spread panic across a region still recovering from a tsunami less than two years ago in which nearly 230,000 people were killed or reported missing, mostly in Indonesia. But there were no reports of casualties or damage in any other country from Monday's tsunami. "Our latest data shows 105 people have died while at least 50 are badly injured. The number can climb because many may have been swept away by the waves," Fitri Sidikah, an official at the Indonesian Red Cross disaster centre, told Reuters. "Around 650 fishing boats are damaged," she said. Waves up to five feet high crashed into Pangandaran beach near the town of Ciamis, 270 km southeast of Jakarta, killing 37 people, a local official said. Posted by: Fred 2006-07-18 |
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