A man carries the body of a child died in tsunami in
Pangandaran, Indonesia, July 19, 2006. According to the latest official
statistics, 531 people were confirmed dead and more than 270 others
remained missing after tsunami struck onto southern coastal areas of West
Java and Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces on Monday.(Xinhua Photo) Gallery>> [Watch
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According to the latest official statistics, 531 people
were confirmed dead and more than 270 others remained missing after tsunami
struck onto southern coastal areas of West Java and Central Java and Yogyakarta
provinces on Monday.
Earthquake again rocks
Indonesian capital and surroundings 2006-07-19 22:52:48
A man holds the body of a one-year-old baby Nela who was
killed by the tsunami in the tsunami-hit Pangandaran, Indonesia, July 19,
2006. (Xinhua Photo) |
JAKARTA, July 19 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake again
rocked Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, at about 17:58 local time on Wednesday,
causing panic among people in high-rise buildings and shopping malls.
An official of the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency,
Hendro, said the tremor measured on three up to four on the Modified Mercalli
Intensity (MMI) scale.
Until now, the epicenter and its measurement on the
Richter scale were still unknown, Antara news agency reported.
Earlier, the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics
Agency said an earthquake measuring 6.2 in magnitude, striking the Sunda Straits
separating the country's Sumatra island from Java island.
But the tremor appeared to be stronger than the quake
which rocked Jakarta on Monday when a magnitude 6.8 quake followed by a tsunami
hit southern coastal areas of Java island, Hendro said.
A quake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale was also
reported to have occurred in West Java on Wednesday with its epicenter in Ujung
Kulon, around 150 kilometers west of Jakarta. Enditem
Indonesia's tsunami death toll reaches 525, 273 missing
2006-07-19 19:33:33
JAKARTA, July 19 (Xinhua) -- At least 525 people were
killed, 273 still missing and 383 wounded after tsunami struck onto southern
coastal areas of West Java and Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces on Monday,
Indonesian National Disaster Management Coordination Board said here Wednesday.
A rescuer carries a baby victim in arms in the tsunami-hit
Pangandaran, Indonesia, July 19, 2006. The death toll from a tsunami that
hit west Java and Central Java provinces of Indonesia on Monday has
surpassed 500, according to local authorities on Wednesday. (Xinhua
Photo) |
Among the fatalities and casualties, five foreign
citizens were killed, one foreigner missing and nine others wounded, said an
official in charge of the board named only Santi.
She said that the five death were one Dutch, one
Sweden, one Pakistan, and two Saudi Arabian, and the missing person was a French
citizen, she said.
The nine injured comprised two Dutch, one Japanese,
one Austrian, three Saudi Arabian, and two French, said Santi, adding that most
of them were tourists.
The official said that over 5,756 people had been
internally displaced and lived in refugee camps, including tents after the giant
wave of three to four meters destroyed buildings and infrastructures.
"The death was 525 and 273 still missing," Santi told
Xinhua.
In West Java, the worst hit area, the disaster covers
districts of Ciamis, Garut, Cianjur, Sukabumi and Tasik Malaya. In Central Java
it hit Cilacap, Kebumen and Banyumas and in Yogyakarta province Gunung Kidul and
Bantul, according to Indonesian Red Cross.
The Red Cross said that the aids had been underway
and rescue teams were searching those missing.
The quake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale
triggered tsunami,hit the provinces on Monday at 3:19 p.m. local time.
Indonesia lies in a zone known as the Pacific "ring
of fire", which is prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity.
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