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7.5 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia triggers tsunami, officials say

Shiloh

Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/09/28/powerful-earthquake-strikes-indonesia.html

7.5 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia triggers tsunami, officials say

A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Indonesia triggered a tsunami and swept houses away in two cities Friday, the country?s disaster agency said.

The earthquake struck the central Sulawesi region around 6 p.m. and was centered at a depth of 6 miles about 35 miles northeast of Donggala, the U.S. Geological Survey said. A tsunami was reported to have hit the cities of Palu and Donggala, the Indonesia disaster agency said.

The extent of the damage and the number of injuries weren?t immediately clear, but families were reported missing, officials said. ?Many houses have collapsed,? an official with the disaster agency told the Associated Press...
 
Powerful earthquake rocks central Sulawesi in Indonesia

A POWERFUL earthquake has rocked Indonesia, triggering a three-metre-tall tsunami that swept away houses and families.

Staff writer, AP
News Corp Australia NetworkSEPTEMBER 29, 20186:26AM

Indonesia?s geophysics agency confirmed the tsunami occurred after the agency originally called off its tsunami warning.

Disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said the tsunami hit Palu, the capital of central Sulawesi province, as well as the smaller city of Donggala and several other coastal settlements on Friday.
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https://www.news.com.au/technology/...a/news-story/dd583a421c9da919879ad42be5453747
 
Tsunami, not collapsed buldings, killed most quake victims in Palu: BNPB

Gemma Holliani Cahya Gemma Holliani Cahya
The Jakarta Post

Jakarta | Sat, September 29, 2018 | 08:28 pm

The National Disaster and Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has said most of the victims in Palu, Central Sulawesi, were killed by the tsunami that slammed into the city after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit the province on Friday.
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The latest official death toll released by the BNPB shows that at least 384 people were killed and 540 injured in the disaster. It is believed that the number of victims was likely to increase because rescue teams have yet to reach all affected areas.
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http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/...s-killed-most-quake-victims-in-palu-bnpb.html
 
Source: http://news.trust.org/item/20180929132858-s8jf1

Tsunami kills hundreds, death toll seen rising
by Reuters
Saturday, 29 September 2018 13:29 GMT


PALU, Indonesia, Sept 29 (Reuters) - At least 384 people were killed, many swept away as giant waves crashed onto beaches, when a major earthquake and tsunami hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, authorities said on Saturday.

Hundreds had gathered for a festival on the beach in the city of Palu on Friday when waves as high as six metres (18 feet) smashed onshore at dusk, sweeping many to their death and destroying anything in their path, following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake.

"When the (tsunami) threat arose yesterday, people were still doing their activities on the beach and did not immediately run and they became victims," Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the spokesman for Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency BNPB said in a briefing in Jakarta.

"The tsunami didn't come by itself, it dragged cars, logs, houses, it hit everything on land," Nugroho said, adding that the tsunami had travelled across the open sea at speeds of 800 kph (497 mph) before striking the shoreline.

Some people climbed six metre trees to escape the tsunami and survived, he said.

Amateur footage shown by local TV stations showed waves crashing into houses along Palu's shoreline, scattering shipping containers and flooding into a mosque in the city.

Around 16,700 people were evacuating to 24 centres in Palu.

DEATH TOLL SEEN RISING

Aftershocks rocked the coastal city until Saturday afternoon following the massive earthquake on Friday, which triggered the tsunami. The series of earthquakes were felt in an area with 2.4 million people...
 
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45697553

Indonesia earthquake: Huge surge in death toll
3 hours ago

At least 832 people were killed in the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the national disaster agency says.

Many people were reported trapped in the rubble of buildings that collapsed in Friday's 7.5-magnitude earthquake, agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told a news conference.

The quake triggered tsunami waves as high as 6m (20ft), he added.

Vice-President Jusuf Kalla said the final death toll could be thousands.

Rescuers have been digging by hand in the search for survivors in the city of Palu.

"What we now desperately need is heavy machinery to clear the rubble. I have my staff on the ground, but it's impossible just to rely on their strength alone to clear this," Muhammad Syaugi, head of the national search-and-rescue agency, told AFP news agency.

There have also been concerns about the town of Donggala, where the impact is still unclear...
 
Translation Google

Monday 01 October 2018, 20:38 WIB

These are the Latest Facts of the Central Sulawesi Tsunami

Rivki - detikNews

Jakarta - A total of 844 people died as a result of the earthquake and tsunami in Palu and Donggala, Central Sulawesi. A number of countries began offering assistance to President Jokowi to contribute to helping victims.

The following are some facts of handling the earthquake and tsunami in Central Sulawesi until Monday (1/10/2018) at 20.00 WIB.

1. Number of Death Victims Increases The

number of victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Central Sulawesi continues to grow. As of Monday afternoon, the death toll found was 844 people.

"The data were found and identified, the death toll was 844 people," said BNPB Head of Data, Information and Public Relations Sutopo Purwo Nugroho at a press conference at his office, Central Jakarta, Monday (1/10/2018).

While the Captive of Independent XIII Military Command, Col. Inf M Thohir, said the death toll reached 932 people.

"The total number of victims is currently 925 dead, then the wound increased to 799, then lost 99. The house was damaged 65,733," Thohir said at Korem Headquarters 132 Tadulako, Monday (1/10/2018).

2. Hundreds of Victims Are Predicted Still Still Buried in Balaroa and Petobo

Petobo and Balaroa areas, Palu, 'swallowed' by mud due to the phenomenon of liquefaction after the earthquake. As a result, hundreds of people were allegedly buried and evacuation was difficult.

These two regions were the most severely affected by the earthquake because of the Palu-Koro fault. A number of houses collapsed in this area.

"In Petobo, it is estimated that hundreds of people were buried in mud material. During the earthquake, mud appeared. Liquidation, mud came out from the surface of the ground because of shock," said Sutopo.

3. 18 Countries Offer Assistance The

number of countries offering assistance to victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Southeast Sulawesi has increased. Now there are at least 18 countries that reach out.

4. 114 Foreign

Citizens in Palu in the Earthquake Foreign citizen data (WNA) in Palu and Donggala, Central Sulawesi (Central Sulawesi), experienced renewal. Now there are 114 foreigners from various countries.

Following are data of 114 foreigners as explained by Sutopo:
- 1 Singaporean citizen has been evacuated to Jakarta
- 2 WA Belgium, one person has been evacuated to Jakarta and one is unknown
- 1 WN South Korea condition is unknown, allegedly the position is under the rubble of the Roa Roa Hotel which was affected by the earthquake. It was found 1 woman but not a Korean national
- 2 WN French condition unknown
- 1 Spanish national was in Ternate in good health and survived
-3 Malaysians, one was at the airport, one was injured in the hospital, and one was in Poso congratulations
- 10 Vietnamese citizens are at the Mutiara SIS Al-Jufri Airport post, Palu, safe conditions. It is possible to have been evacuated by Hercules to Makassar
- 32 WN Taiwan, 15 at the airport, 17 at IAIN
- 21 WN China safe conditions, at the hotel
- 7 Sri Lankan Sri Lankans are safe and contacted by the embassy
- 9 Dutch citizens are safe and in Donggala. This morning the Dutch Embassy was contacted to ask about the evacuation process. Land routes can be reached to Mamuju
- 20 German citizens, 2 people at the airport, 1 safe person, 17 people safe in Donggala
- 1 WN Swiss safe conditions in Donggala.

5. 1,425 Prisoners and Prisoners in Central Sulawesi Post-Earthquake Failure of the

Director General of Corrections Sri Puguh Budi Utami said there were a total of 1,425 inmates (prisoners) and prisoners who escaped from prisons (prisons) and detention centers in Central Sulawesi. They ran away in panic when the earthquake occurred.

"The total content of Central Sulawesi is 3,320 (people), existing1,795, the rest that is not in place is 1,425. It was based on information this morning, "said Sri Puguh during a press conference.
(Rvk / rjo)

https://news.detik.com/berita/4237574/ini-fakta-fakta-terbaru-gempa-tsunami-sulteng
 
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45716915

Indonesia tsunami: Death toll rises to nearly 1,350
3 hours ago

The number of people known to have died in Indonesia in Friday's earthquake and tsunami has risen to 1,347, disaster response officials say.

The death toll jumped on Tuesday from a previously confirmed figure of 844.

The 7.5-magnitude quake struck just off the central island of Sulawesi, setting off a tsunami that engulfed the coastal city of Palu.

Police are guarding shops against looters as people desperately search for food, fuel and water.

Officers initially took a lenient approach to survivors seizing basic goods, deputy national police chief Ari Dono Sukmanto said, but some people have since been arrested for stealing computers and cash...
 
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