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Dramatic Footage Captures Tsunami Crashing Into Heavily Populated Indonesian Coastline



The footage shows hundreds of people running for their lives as pandemonium erupts

Fri, 09/28/2018 - 19:50
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The massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake that shook the Indonesian island of Sulawesi unleashed a tsunami that destroyed property along the island's Palu region.
Amid the chaos, a stunning video of the tsunami's impact on the coastline was uploaded to social media. The footage shows hundreds of people running for their lives as pandemonium erupts.

Dian Onno @DianOnno

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Adakah yang bisa menghubungi keluarga atau teman di daerah gempa Donggala ini? Temen kantor dari sana, dan dia gak bisa menghubungi satupun keluarga dan temannya. Kalau ada kabar dan info tolong kabari ya teman-teman. Semoga tidak ada korban jiwa https://twitter.com/DianOnno/status/1045638541416361985 …

Dian Onno @DianOnno

Jadi tadi setelah #gempadonggala yang beritanya sudah banyak beredar itu temen saya masih bisa kontak adiknya. Tapi setelah itu dia dapat video ini, dan ga bisa hubungin keluarga dan teman-temannya. Mungkin sinyal mati semua. Jadi kalau ada info kabarin ya. pic.twitter.com/2HY4Yqg0ut
8:10 AM - Sep 28, 2018

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In another part of the video, water can be seen crashing towards the Baiturrahman Mosque and the Palu Grand Mall.
Officials said that waters have receded and details of casualties haven't been released. A separate tsunami hit another city, Donggala.
Officials said houses were swept away and multiple families were reported missing. Communications in central Sulawesi were knocked out and rescue officials are having trouble reaching people. Officials expect to have more information in the coming days.

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Dramatic Drone Footage Reveals Full Extent Of Indonesia Tsunami Devastation; Death Toll Climbs



"Food and clean water are in extremely low supply, and many people continue to loot..."

Mon, 10/01/2018 - 18:05
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Drone footage and shocking photos have emerged in the aftermath of the devastating 7.5 magnitude earthquake which struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, unleashing a 20-foot tsunami that has resulted in 1200 deaths and a brewing humanitarian crisis.



Youtube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlqBDnispxg

The tsunami was triggered by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck along the coastal district of Donggala on Friday. Most of the dead were found in nearby Palu, a city of nearly 300,000 where an onlooker took a video of the seawater raging ashore just after 5 p.m., local time. -NPR

Local authorities, overwhelmed by the sheer number of bodies, have arranged for a mass burial site for he victims, according to Indonesian disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.

President Joko Widodo visited Palu on Sunday, inspecting the large-scale damage and consoling survivors. He also acknowledged problems with getting aid to the region and urged people to be patient.
Thousands of people began camping at the airport over the weekend, hoping to leave. But the airport has been operating at partial capacity since it reopened. And as they wait for a chance to fly out, people are also enduring heat of more the 90 degrees, with little to sustain them. -NPR

Releif agencies say that in addition to travel and communication issues, the response is limited by the fact that many staff members are currently deployed to Lombok - an island hundreds of miles to the south, where a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck last month.

Murray Ford @mfordNZ

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Widespread damage caused by #PaluTsunami and captured by @planetlabs satellites. Imagery is very fresh, less than 5 hours old when I downloaded it. #Palu #Tsunami
4:25 AM - Sep 29, 2018

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"Food and clean water are in extremely low supply, and many people continue to loot the markets and other places in search of food," said Radika Pinto, area manager for World Vision. "Access and security are making it challenging to start distributing relief supplies."

Photos from the New York Times and others show extensive damage and desperate conditions;


CreditJewel Samad/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images


Rescuers try to free a 15-year-old from her damaged house.CreditArimacs Wilander/Associated Press

Sutopo Purwo Nugroho ✔ @Sutopo_PN

Video at the tweet and page link

Detik-detik saat rumah-rumah bergerak dan roboh disebabkan proses likuifaksi dan amblesan akibat gempa 7,4 SR di Kota Palu. Permukaan tanah bergerak dan ambles sehingga semua bangunan hancur. Proses geologi yang sangat mengerikan. Diperkirakan korban terjebak di daerah ini.
1:01 PM - Sep 30, 2018

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Displaced families resting in a tent after their homes were damaged in Donggala.CreditAdam Dean for The New York Times Image


A search and rescue team evacuating a body recovered in Talise Beach.CreditAntara Foto/Reuters


Family members carrying the body of a relative in Palu on Sunday.CreditBay Ismoyo/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images






Medical team members helping patients outside a Palu hospital.CreditMuhammad Rifki/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images


Victims taking goods, including much-needed liquids, from a warehouse in Palu.CreditAntara Foto/Reuters


In Palu, where a tsunami swept away cars and houses.CreditCarl Court/Getty Images


Rescuers carrying the body of a victim during a mass burial in Palu.CreditMast Irham/EPA, via Shutterstock


A Palu mosque destroyed in the earthquake.CreditEPA, via Shutterstock
Muhammad Rifki/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images


Survivors being treated outside a hospital.CreditAdam Dean for The New York Times

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Poor people, so terrible.