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Tsunami hits Indonesia's Palu after strong earthquake
Source: BBC
A strong tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake has hit a coastal Indonesian city, officials say.
Waves of up to 2m (6.6ft) high swept through Palu on Sulawesi island, not long after authorities had lifted a tsunami warning.
Video on social media shows people screaming and fleeing in panic and a mosque amongst the buildings damaged.
Officials have reported five deaths - but it is not clear if those were as a result of the tsunami.
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Tsunami hits Indonesia's Palu after strong earthquake (Original Post)
jpak
Sep 2018
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ffr
(22,670 posts)1. Holy crap!!! Must see the second wave. That appeared more like 30 feet than 6.6 feet.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,320 posts)2. Looks higher than a 1 storey building, certainly (nt)
Javaman
(62,530 posts)3. "not long after authorities had lifted a tsunami warning. "
we live in the era of "idiots rule". nt
nitpicker
(7,153 posts)4. BBC update: 380 confirmed dead