At the scene (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – TheIndonesian media reported on October 10 that three tsunamis that hitIndonesia’s Sulawesi island after a powerful earthquake on September 28 hadwaves as high as 11.3m, reaching as far inland as 468.8m from the coast.
Sugeng Pribadi, sub-director forearthquake management at the Jakarta-based Meteorological, Climatology andGeophysics Agency, was quoted by Kompas newspaper as saying that the first tsunami,which mostly affected Central Sulawesi province’s capital of Palu and itsnearby coastal town of Donggala, reached them between one and two minutes afterthe magnitude 7.5 quake struck in the early evening.
According to Sugeng, though theepicenter of the earthquake was close to Donggala, the worst tsunami occurredin Palu. He said the tsunamis were not only triggered by the quake but also byundersea landslides.
The National Disaster MitigationAgency reported that the death toll from the quake and tsunami reached 2,010 asof October 9, while the number of people listed as missing stood at 671 andthose displaced by the disaster at 82,775.
Authorities will end the searchfor victims from October 11 and focus on reconstruction efforts.
The Australian Governmentcommitted 7.2 million USD to the Indonesian government for its recovery effortsvia the Humanitarian Partnership. The sum will be used to support the lives ofmore than 58,000 people with basic requirements such as water, waste treatment,and shelter provision.
The Australian defence forcesalso helped the Indonesian Government carry necessities using aircraft.
New Zealand, the US, the EuropeanUnion, the UK, Canada, the Philippines, and the International Organisation for Migrationalso announced their offers of aid to Indonesia.
At the same time, the US,Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, and Malaysia also sent military craftto Balik Papan to carry relief goods and victims.–VNA
Sugeng Pribadi, sub-director forearthquake management at the Jakarta-based Meteorological, Climatology andGeophysics Agency, was quoted by Kompas newspaper as saying that the first tsunami,which mostly affected Central Sulawesi province’s capital of Palu and itsnearby coastal town of Donggala, reached them between one and two minutes afterthe magnitude 7.5 quake struck in the early evening.
According to Sugeng, though theepicenter of the earthquake was close to Donggala, the worst tsunami occurredin Palu. He said the tsunamis were not only triggered by the quake but also byundersea landslides.
The National Disaster MitigationAgency reported that the death toll from the quake and tsunami reached 2,010 asof October 9, while the number of people listed as missing stood at 671 andthose displaced by the disaster at 82,775.
Authorities will end the searchfor victims from October 11 and focus on reconstruction efforts.
The Australian Governmentcommitted 7.2 million USD to the Indonesian government for its recovery effortsvia the Humanitarian Partnership. The sum will be used to support the lives ofmore than 58,000 people with basic requirements such as water, waste treatment,and shelter provision.
The Australian defence forcesalso helped the Indonesian Government carry necessities using aircraft.
New Zealand, the US, the EuropeanUnion, the UK, Canada, the Philippines, and the International Organisation for Migrationalso announced their offers of aid to Indonesia.
At the same time, the US,Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, and Malaysia also sent military craftto Balik Papan to carry relief goods and victims.–VNA
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