WORLD / Asia-Pacific
Tsunami on Java coast kills over 100
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-07-18 05:51
PANGANDARAN, Indonesia, July 18 - 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, officials and witnesses said.
An Indonesian survivor searches for his relatives among 41 bodies at
Pangandaran public health centre in West Java July 18, 2006. [Reuters]
News of the disaster spread panic across a region still recovering from a
tsunami less than two years ago in which nearly 230,000 people were
killed or reported missing, mostly in Indonesia. But there were no
reports of casualties or damage in any other country from Monday's
tsunami.
"There are 105 people dead from 10 regencies, 148 people are injured and
127 still missing," said Putu Suryawan, the official at the Indonesian
Red Cross disaster centre, adding that 2,875 people had been displaced
from their homes.
"Possibly this number could rise because many people are still missing."
Waves up to 1.5 metres (five feet) high crashed into Pangandaran beach
near the town of Ciamis, 270 km (170 miles) southeast of Jakarta, killing
46 people in Ciamis and another 46 in the central Java port of Cilacap,
Suryawan said.
Another Red Cross official, Fitri Sidikah, said around 650 fishing boats
had been damaged. "We are going to send body bags, tents and other
equipment," she said.
A local official, Rudi Supriatna Bahro, told Metro TV up to half a
kilometre (550 yards) from the beach was affected by the tsunami, with
flimsily constructed buildings flattened. "We need tents, food and
medical aid."
In the Pangandaran medical clinic in the early hours of Tuesday morning,
several victims' bodies were laid out on the floor covered by cloth. A
police officer told Reuters TV there were about 40 bodies in all in the
clinic.
A 40-year-old Belgian tourist called Ian, who did not give a last name,
said he was in a bar when suddenly water rushed in, knocking him
unconscious. He woke up in the clinic, he said.
"I was drinking at the bar. The sea wall came after me ... I was thinking
this is the end," said Ian.
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