Tsunami Kills at Least 282 in Indonesia
On Wednesday, two days after an earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the shores of Indonesia's Mentawai Islands, local officials reported problems with an alert system that should have warned islanders of the incoming tidal wave.
On Wednesday, two days after an earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the shores of Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands, local officials reported problems with an alert system that should have warned islanders of the incoming tidal wave.
Meanwhile, the death toll has reached at least 282, according to the BBC, and elsewhere in Indonesia a rumbling volcano is creating another kind of trouble. –KA
Rock Solid JournalismBBC:
Indonesia’s president has cut short a trip to Vietnam to visit the islands and oversee the relief operation.
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono flew back from a meeting with regional leaders to help deal with the tsunami aftermath.
In 2026, amid chaos and the nonstop flurry of headlines, Truthdig remains independent, fact-based and focused on exposing what power tries to hide.
Support Independent Journalism.
The drastic step to lock down about 16 million people for nearly a month comes amid mounting restrictions on events around the globe.
With 17 times as many new infections outside China as in it, Italy and Iran close schools; travel and events are canceled; and markets yo-yo.
The action comes amid a statewide emergency to stave off the spread of the disease after a passenger on earlier Grand Princess voyage died.
Friday's temblor, put at a magnitude ranging from 6.5 to 6.8, and hundreds of aftershocks spark rumors of the country's unpreparedness.
You need to be a supporter to comment.
There are currently no responses to this article.
Be the first to respond.