ACABO DE VER QUE UN TSUNAMI ENTRO A INDONESIA!!!!

 

 

PADANG, Indonesia – Rescuers battled rough seas Tuesday to reach remote Indonesian islands pounded by a 10-foot tsunami that swept away homes, killing at least 113 people. Scores more were missing and information was only beginning to trickle in from the sparsely populated surfing destination, so casualties were expected to rise. The fault that ruptured Monday on Sumatra island's coast also caused the 2004 quake and monster Indian Ocean tsunami that killed 230,000 people in a dozen countries. Though hundreds of disaster officials were unable to get to many of the villages on the Mentawai islands — reachable only by a 12-hour boat ride — they were preparing for the worst. "We have 200 body bags on the way, just in case," said Mujiharto, who heads the Health Ministry's crisis center, shortly before announcing a five-fold increase in the death toll. Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, is prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity due to its location on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire — a series of fault lines stretching from the Western Hemisphere through Japan and Southeast Asia. The country's most volatile volcano, Mount Merapi, 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) to the east, started to erupt at dusk Tuesday as scientists warned that pressure building beneath its lava dome could trigger one of the most powerful blasts in years. The 7.7-magnitude quake that struck late Monday just 13 miles (20 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor was followed by at least 14 aftershocks, the largest measuring 6.2, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

(AP) –4 hours ago

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A tsunami that pounded several islands in western Indonesia killed at least 113 people and scores more are missing.

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake triggered the 10-foot (three-meter) wave that washed hundreds of homes into the sea late Monday.

Rescuers were having a hard time reaching the Mentawai islands, closest to the epicenter, on Tuesday because of strong winds and rough seas.

But reports of damage and injuries were steadily climbing.

Mujiharto, who heads the Health Ministry's crisis center, said 113 bodies have been recovered so far. The number of missing was between 150 and 500.

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A tsunami that pounded several islands in western Indonesia killed at least 113 people and scores more are missing.

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake triggered the 10-foot (three-meter) wave that washed hundreds of homes into the sea late Monday.

Rescuers were having a hard time reaching the Mentawai islands, closest to the epicenter, on Tuesday because of strong winds and rough seas.

But reports of damage and injuries were steadily climbing.

Mujiharto, who heads the Health Ministry's crisis center, said 113 bodies have been recovered so far. The number of missing was between 150 and 500.

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A Dios rogamos por las víctimas: fallecidas y sobrevivientes...

que Dios bendiga y mantenerse todos en indonesia.estoy muy triste.a todos indonesians quiero decir que soy con ellos y espero de todo mi corazon que no habrá más víctimas.toda almas perdidas descanse en paz.que Dios bendiga a todos y sus familias.estoy con ustedes.

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