Indonesia: Tsunami and Earthquake Leaves Hundreds Dead

 
A 7.5 magnitude Earthquake shaked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and prompted a tsunami. Death toll hits 384 and is likely to rise.And emergency teams worked to rescue the injured and recover bodies from more than 1,000 buildings destroyed in the city of Palu, home to about 350,000 people.
The full degree of the harm is as yet becoming known, with interchanges down in the seaside region of Donggala, which was the most noticeably bad influenced by the tidal wave. Videos shared on social media showed the videos and pictures of waves smashing into the town, engulfing the roofs of buildings.
The disaster agency spokesman, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, said “many bodies were found along the shoreline in Donggala, but the full death toll from the area remained unknown. The number is expected to rise as operations continue. Only 56 of those killed have been identified so far.
On Facebook and other social media, residents of Palu were posting pictures of their loved ones in the hope that people might be able to help locate them. The fate of hundreds of people attending a beach festival scheduled for Friday evening is unknown, with 250 officers who were policing the event missing. On Saturday morning, photos appeared showing some areas have been almost entirely flattened, with roads cracked and buildings collapsed, including hospitals and a shopping centre. A large bridge in Donggala was totally destroyed by a wave, while the airport in Palu sustained damage to the runaway and a terminal tower.
The country is prone to earthquakes because of its location on the “ring of fire”, an arc of volcanoes and faultlines in the Pacific basin.
> Alma Siddiqua