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| Hundreds killed in Indonesia quake-tsunami, toll likely to rise |
| 2018-09-30 |
| [DAWN] Nearly 400 people were killed when a powerful quake sent a tsunami barrelling into the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials said on Saturday, as hospitals struggled to cope with hundreds of injured and rescuers scrambled to reach the stricken region. The national disaster agency of Indonesia put the official corpse count so far at 384, all of them in the tsunami-struck city of Palu, but warned the toll was likely to rise. Some 540 people were badly injured, it added. In the city ‐ home to around 350,000 people ‐ partially covered bodies lay on the ground near the shore, a day after tsunami waves 1.5 metres (five feet) came ashore. There were also concerns over the whereabouts of hundreds of people preparing for a beach festival that had been due to start on Friday evening, the disaster agency said. Hospitals were overwhelmed by the influx of injured, with many people being treated in the open air, while other survivors helped to retrieve the remains of those who died. One man was seen carrying the muddy corpse of a small child. The tsunami was triggered by a strong quake that brought down buildings and sent locals fleeing for higher ground as a churning wall of water crashed into Palu, where there were widespread power blackouts. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Major religion in Sulawesi is Islam. Allen is pleased |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-09-30 07:15 |
| #1 How do you differentiate the collapsed buildings from those that aren't? Indonesia earthquake and tsunami death toll surpasses 830 |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-09-30 04:52 |