(KUNA) -- The death toll of Indonesia's recent tsunami rose to 394.
Statistics of the disaster risk reduction body said that 267 others were seriously injured in the quake that hit Mentawi region off the western coast of Sumatra on Monday night after a powerful earthquake rocked the area earlier in the day.
In addition, 142 other people suffer from minor injuries and 412 other are still missing, it added. Over 442 had major injuries, while 200 others had minor wounds because of the tsunami, it pointed out.
Rescue teams were facing difficulties in evacuating the victims due to shortage in speedboats and equipment, and bad weather conditions, it said.
The body said that there were 12,865 refugees in four areas.
The earthquake, which measured 7.2 on the Richter scale, jolted Mentawai islands on Monday, causing three-meter-high waves that destroyed at least ten villages. |