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Jakarta (AFP) Oct 30, 2010 Five tsunami relief workers who went missing in Indonesia after a rented wooden boat sank near the Mentawai islands have been found and helped to safety, an official said Saturday. "The volunteers who were missing after their boat sank have been rescued," disaster management official Antorizon said. The group of volunteers embarked from the Sikakap area in North Pagai island. "They were about to help victims with the electricity in a hard-hit area. They were determined to go despite the bad weather," disaster management official Surya said. More than 400 people were killed and 13,000 left without homes after a tsunami hit the Mentawai islands on Monday night.
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Indonesia tsunami death toll likely to pass 500North Pagai, Indonesia (AFP) Oct 29, 2010 The death toll from a tsunami that pummelled remote Indonesian islands is expected to pass 500, an official said Thursday as questions mounted over whether a warning system had failed. Hopes were fading for hundreds of people still listed as missing after a huge wave triggered by a powerful earthquake hit the remote Mentawai islands Monday off the west coast of Sumatra. Meanwhile, on the ... read more |
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