Indonesia tsunami: drone footage shows trail of destruction in Palu
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More Images From Indonesia’s Devastating Earthquake and Tsunami
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Indonesia’s disaster-response agency now says that the death toll from the September 28 earthquake and tsunami has risen to more than 1,400, with another 2,500 injured. Aid and supplies are starting to arrive in some harder-hit areas near the town … Read More
Death toll soars past 800 in Indonesian earthquake, tsunami
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JAKARTA — The death toll on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi from twin disasters, a major earthquake and the tsunami that followed, jumped to more than 800 on Sunday as rescue workers began to take stock of the wreckage — pulling … Read More
Tsunami hits Indonesia’s Palu after strong earthquake
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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 … Read More
Hurricane Florence: 10 days after storm, fresh chaos in Carolinas
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David Covington jumps from a porch railing to his canoe along with Maura Walbourne and her sister Katie Walborne in Conway, S.C. on Sept. 23, 2018. The three paddled a canoe to Covington’s home on Long Avenue on Sunday to … Read More
Earthquake today: Earthquakes strike California, Alaska, Indonesia and Japan today
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EARTHQUAKES are not an uncommon occurrence in areas of seismic activity – 34 have been reported today alone. Here is the latest news. The biggest quake to strike today was a magnitude 5.0, in Kainantu, Papua New Guinea, neighbouring the … Read More
Florence: Death toll climbs to 36 as women in sheriff’s van drown
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Police say mental heath patients were being transported to another centre when floodwaters swept their van away. Responders congregate near where two people drowned Tuesday evening when they were trapped in a Horry County Sheriff transport van [Gerald Herbert/AP Photo] … Read More
17 photos show Hurricane Florence’s devastating flooding from the sky
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An official looks out a Blackhawk Helicopter at homes surrounded by floodwaters due to Hurricane Florence on Monday in Conway, South Carolina. Many rivers in the Carolinas are approaching record flood stages, and officials say their levels will continue to … Read More