Large earthquake plus tsunami - Sulawesi 28 Sept 18

It's being reported as a 7.7 at just 6 miles deep - That's going to be bad without the tsunami

Seen it last night, a lot of damage, think reviews of architecture and engineering need urgent reeviews

The BBC are now reporting 30 dead but it's only been light for a few hours and there is still going to be a lot of searching in progress

I read the Indonesian authorities lifted the tsunami warning before it hit, don’t know how accurate that is but consistent across many news channels, someone will be getting jailed fingers crossed if true

Gwmeath wrote:

I read the Indonesian authorities lifted the tsunami warning before it hit, don’t know how accurate that is but consistent across many news channels, someone will be getting jailed fingers crossed if true

That was the news but there's no confirmation at this point so there's still room for error

This is going to be bad

https://www.news.com.au/technology/envi … 2be5453747

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45683630

Almost 50 people have been confirmed dead after a strong tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit a coastal Indonesian city on Friday.

Waves of up to 2m (6.6ft) high swept through Palu on Sulawesi island.

Video on social media shows people screaming and fleeing in panic and a mosque amongst the buildings damaged.

"We have not received comprehensive reports yet because communications are cut. Many bodies were found along the shoreline because of the tsunami, but the numbers are still unknown," Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for the agency, told Reuters.

Fox is saying hundreds of victims - I'll look for a news outlet to confirm

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/09/29 … coast.html

The BBC are saying about the same

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-45683630

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indo … SKCN1M900U

Nugroho said the quake intensity was much higher in the fishing town of Donggala, which was closer to the epicenter, and they expect the damage there to be much worse, but have not been able to establish communications.

I suspect the numbers of dead and injured are going to be a lot worse than those we already know about.

Gwmeath wrote:

I read the Indonesian authorities lifted the tsunami warning before it hit, don’t know how accurate that is but consistent across many news channels, someone will be getting jailed fingers crossed if true

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indo … SKCN1M90GH

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45697553

At least 832 people were killed in the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the national disaster agency says.

It added that the affected area was bigger than initially thought.

Many people were reported trapped in the rubble of buildings that collapsed in Friday's 7.5-magnitude earthquake, agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told a news conference.

More on the situation

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia- … -survivors

Sorry to hear a fresh Earthquake to hit the area, thoughts and prayers to you all affected.

The BBC is reporting 1300 dead so far

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45716915

Just been talking to a rescue team. Another C130 full of rescue workers and supplies is on the way.

Sumba has had five big ones today but no damage reports so far.