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The Latest: Death toll from Indonesia tsunami now 281

TANJUNG LESUNG, Indonesia— The Latest on a tsunami that hit along Indonesia’s Sunda Strait (all times local): 9 a.m. The death toll from an Indonesian tsunami has risen past 280 with more than 1,000 people injured. The tsunami struck Sunda Strait coastal areas along western Java and southern […]

French rescuers detect signs of life under quake-hit hotel

open view web desk PALU, Indonesia — A French rescue team said Thursday it has detected a person believed to still be alive under the rubble of a hotel in Indonesia’s central Sulawesi, nearly a week after it was hit by a powerful earthquake and tsunami. Philip Besson, […]

Indonesian quake and tsunami devastates coast, many victims

open view web desk PALU, Indonesia— A tsunami that hit two central Indonesian cities swept away buildings and pulverized a substantial bridge, dumping victims caught in its relentless path across a devastated landscape that rescuers Saturday were struggling to reach, hindered by damaged roads and broken communications. Four […]

U.S. West Coast braces for possible tsunami after Gulf of Alaska quake

open view web desk ANCHORAGE – A 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Gulf of Alaska early on Tuesday, prompting warnings of a possible tsunami down the West Coast of North America. Evacuation orders were in place in parts of Alaska and as far south as San Francisco as officials […]

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