Christmas celebrations traditionally filled with laughter and uplifting music were replaced by somber prayers for tsunami victims in an area hit without warning, leaving more than 420 people dead and thousands more homeless in disaster-prone Indonesia. Pastor Markus Taekz said…
Boy, 5, pulled alive from rubble 12 hours after Indonesia tsunami (Metro)
This is the moment a five-year-old boy is pulled alive from the rubble over 12 hours after a tsunami hit Indonesia on Saturday. At least 281 people were killed and more than 1,000 injured when an infamous volcano, known as…
Hunt for survivors as Indonesian tsunami death toll tops 280 (Guardian)
Indonesian rescuers raced to find survivors Monday after a volcano-triggered tsunami killed at least 281 people, with experts warning the devastated region could be slammed by more deadly waves. Rescue teams used their bare hands, diggers and other heavy equipment…
Volcano erupts on same Indonesian island as earlier quake (KoreaHerald)
A volcano erupted Wednesday on the same central Indonesian island struck last week by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, but no evacuations were ordered. Mount Soputan on the northern part of Sulawesi island spewed ash more than 6,000 meters (19,700…
Indonesia tsunami: Death toll rises to nearly 1,350 (BBC)
The number of people known to have died in Indonesia in Friday’s earthquake and tsunami has risen to 1,347, the country’s disaster response agency says. The death toll jumped on Tuesday from a previous confirmed figure of 844. The 7.5-magnitude…