PALU, Indonesia — Indonesia’s disaster agency says the fate of several hundred people involved in a beach festival is unknown after the area was struck by a tsunami. ADVERTISEMENTDisaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told a news conference that four hospitals in Palu have reported 48 dead and hundreds of injured. A tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake smashed into two cities and several settlements on Sulawesi island at dusk Friday. Indonesia’s disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho says four hospitals in the earthquake and tsunami stricken city of Palu in Sulawesi have reported 48 deaths. A tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake on Friday smashed into two cities and several settlements on Sulawesi island at dusk.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 29, 2018 06:22 UTC