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Indonesia victim of natural disasters: earthquake, volcano eruption, tsunami
Image by David Rydevik (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Last Monday we reported an earthquake of 7,5 on the Richter scale hit south of Sumatra. Yesterday Java’s Merapi volcano erupted, killing 25 people. Then a tsunami hit the western part of Indonesia, killing at least 113 people, many more still reported missing.
Although the Indonesian authorities did alert the population on Monday for the dangers of a possible tsunami following the 7,5 magnitude earthquake, they revoked the alarm soon after. The tsunami eventually did reach the western part of Indonesia, with 3-meter high waves breaking on the shores of several islands. 400 homes where washed away in the process. Rescue teams are currently trying to reach the area, facing bad weather and aftershocks from the earthquake in their efforts to find the missing and help the injured.
Tags: earthquake, Indonesia, Java, natural disaster, tsunami, volcano, yanomami
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