U petak, masivni potres magnitude 7,5 potresao je indonezijski grad Palu u pokrajini Suwalesa. Nakon potresa uslijedio je tsunami s valovima za koje se procijenjuje da su bili visoki 3 metara, izvještava BBC.
Potres i kasniji tsunami rezultirali su s 384 smrtna slučajeva i stotinama ozlijeđenih osoba. Zbog prirode ovog događaja, broj mrtvih će vjerojatno rasti.
Video tsunamija objavljen je na društvenim medijima:
VIDEO: Tsunami hits Indonesian city of Palu after a major earthquake, as seen in footage circulating online https://t.co/EMVFIaiiz3 via @ChannelNewsAsia #TSUNAMI #Indonesia #earthquake #Sulawesi pic.twitter.com/ouZyhuEIWP
— Phil Buck (@Phil_Buck) September 28, 2018
Dok se mnogi na liječenju u lokalnim bolnicama, barem jedna od njh je oštećena, što je rezulriralo da se neke ozlijeđene osobe tretiraju na ulici, navodi CNN.
Također se vjeruje da postoje pojedinci zarobljeni ispod ruševina.
Prema CNN-u, postoji zabrinutost da više ruralnih područja pogođeno potresom i tsunamijem neće dobiti pomoć na vrijeme, budući da je zračna luka u Paluu zatvorena, a najbliža upotrebljiva zračna luka udaljena je najmanje 10 sati vožnje od grada.
Šokantne fotografije s mjesta događaja i dalje stižu:
BREAKING: Death toll from earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia has risen to at least 384, disaster officials say. pic.twitter.com/Ri6WSBHdkt
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 29, 2018
#UPDATE M7.5 #earthquake in Indonesia's #Sulawesi island causes up to 2 meters Tsunami, but waters have receded; no reports of deaths yet, Reuters reports, citing officials https://t.co/r6t0c8vAAx pic.twitter.com/O9iL3iO045
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) September 28, 2018
Latest on Indonesia earthquake, tsunami:
– at least 384 killed in Palu
– fate of “tens of hundreds” taking part in Palu beach festival unknown
– tsunami-hit Donggala, Mamuju not yet reached by aid due to damaged roads, disrupted telecommunicationshttps://t.co/hqb6t6tba2 pic.twitter.com/qMhw51xzcA— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) September 29, 2018
Nearly 400 people died and scores of people were injured in #Palu city in Sulawesi Island of #Indonesia that hit by a major earthquake and tsunami yesterday. There are difficulties in reaching #Donggala city, so there is no reliable information for the casualities. pic.twitter.com/i2yO71qnjE
— Humanitarian Relief (@IHHen) September 29, 2018