Posted on 09/28/2018 10:03:26 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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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They lifted the warning before the Tsunami was scheduled to arrive on shore?
The government earthquake authority issues alerts but with many monitoring buoys not operating easy for this error to happen.
This is like a terrorist bomb scenario. The earthquake hits, people come out to help survivors and then the real destruction comes in.
The first clip clearly shows that an initial wave had already hit and damaged some buildings, before the second one came crashing in.
“Video on social media shows ... 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...”
There’s always a silver lining.
“Video on social media shows ... 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...”
There’s always a silver lining.
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