Java Tsunami Kills Over 100, Many also Missing
A tsunami triggered by a strong undersea earthquake off the coast of Indonesia’s Java island on Monday killed 105 people, swept away buildings and damaged hundreds of fishing boats.
The U.S.-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the quake had a magnitude of 7.2, while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at 7.7.
Indonesia’s state meteorology and geophysics agency said the quake’s strength was 6.8 on the Richter Scale.
An official at the Indonesian Red Cross disaster centre said that 2,875 people had been displaced from their homes, 148 people were injured and 127 still missing.