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24,000 evacuated, two dead in Indonesian floods
"We experience flooding at least five to eight times a year -- but (this) is one of the most severe," said a resident of Pirak Timur.
Published on Jan 04, 2022 05:19 PM IST
AFP | , Indonesia
2004 tsunami: 17 years on, a look back at one of the deadliest disasters ever
Triggered by the undersea earthquake activity offshore, the 100-feet-high tsunami waves laid bare complete annihilation in as many as 14 countries, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.
Published on Dec 26, 2021 06:10 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Magnitude 7.6 earthquake hits Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, on the other hand, estimated the magnitude at 7.7, placing the earthquake at a depth of 5km.
Updated on Dec 14, 2021 11:00 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Krakatau volcano partial collapse triggered Indonesia tsunami - officials
The fact the tsunami was triggered by a volcano, and not by an earthquake, may be the reason why no tsunami warning was triggered, scientists said.
Updated on Dec 24, 2018 04:07 PM IST
WELLINGTON | Reuters
Tsunami set off by volcano kills 222 across Indonesia
A tsunami apparently caused by the eruption of an island volcano killed at least 168 people around Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, sending a wall of water crashing some 65 feet (20 meters) inland and sweeping away hundreds of houses including hotels.
Updated on Dec 23, 2018 10:38 PM IST
Pandeglang (Indonesia) | Reuters
What went wrong with Indonesia’s tsunami early warning system
Indonesia’s system, completed in 2008, consists of seismographic sensors, buoys, tidal gauges and GPS. None of these measures were able to adequately predict the scale of Friday’s tsunami, which reached heights of 20 feet in the city of Palu, south of the earthquake’s epicenter.
Updated on Oct 03, 2018 10:13 AM IST
New York Times | Anjali Singhvi, Bedel Saget and Jasmine C Lee
Before and after: Satellite images show wiped out areas in Indonesia as death toll rises to 1,234
Nearly 60,000 people have been displaced and are in need of emergency help, while thousands have been streaming out of stricken areas of disaster hit Indonesia.
Updated on Oct 02, 2018 02:01 PM IST
Palu, Indonesia | Reuters
Deadly tsunami waves that lashed Indonesia were made worse by shape of Palu bay, say scientists
At least 844 people are already known to have died in the disaster, and officials say that toll is likely to rise – perhaps into the thousands.
Updated on Oct 02, 2018 11:59 AM IST
Paris | Agence France-Presse
Indonesian air traffic controller didn’t leave post until plane was safe, died in earthquake
Indonesian air traffic controller Anthonius Gunawan Agung eventually jumped from the top of the crumbling four-storey tower in a desperate bid to escape, breaking his leg and suffering serious internal injuries.
Updated on Sep 30, 2018 03:26 PM IST
Palu | Agence France-Presse
PM Narendra Modi condoles loss of lives in Indonesia quake-tsunami
Over 800 people were killed when a powerful quake sent a tsunami barrelling into the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Saturday.
Updated on Sep 30, 2018 03:27 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Death toll in Indonesia quake-tsunami doubles to 832, final number could be in thousands
Almost all the deaths had been recorded in Indonesia’s Palu, two days after waves 1.5 metres-high slammed into the city of 350,000 on Sulawesi island.
Updated on Sep 30, 2018 03:26 PM IST
Palu | AFP
Nearly 400 killed in Indonesia tsunami-earthquake, death toll may rise
The national disaster agency put the official death toll so far at 384, all of them in the tsunami-struck city of Palu, but warned the toll was likely to rise.
Updated on Sep 29, 2018 10:19 PM IST
Palu | Agence France-Presse
