The death toll from the Indonesia earthquake and tsunami has risen to 1,234

Written By وداد السعودي on 2018/10/02

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>Weather of Arabia</strong> - The death toll from an earthquake and tsunami on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia rose to 1,234.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The National Disaster Control Agency stated that the disaster also damaged more than 65,000 homes.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is noteworthy that a 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit the region on Friday, followed by a tsunami that reached a height of six meters and swept the coast of the small city of Palu on the west coast of Sulawesi.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Rescuers have not been able to reach many of the affected areas so far, which raises concerns about the death toll rising again.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Source: Reuters</strong></p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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