Tsunami warning lifted after 6.8 magnitude earthquake in eastern Indonesia
Residents in the Morowali district earlier fled their homes.
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Residents in the Morowali district earlier fled their homes.
A spokesperson for the national disaster agency said there is a danger of more eruptions.
The latest death toll stands at 429, with 1,485 people injured and another 154 still missing.
The latest death toll stood at 429, with 1,485 people injured.
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Indonesia’s disaster agency says they have recovered 1,763 bodies so far.
Almost 200,000 people are in need of urgent help.
The death toll is expected to worsen considerably as so many regions have yet to be heard from in the aftermath of the quake.
The main airport in Palu is expected to stay closed for at least 24 hours, complicating disaster relief efforts.
The 1.5 metre tsunami slammed into Sulawesi island.
The latest quake had a magnitude of seven and struck just 10km underground.
Previously it was assumed that only a tsunami could be that powerful.
The quake struck at 9.31am Irish time.
The earthquake struck this morning.
The province was devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
The powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake sparked fears of a repeat of the 2011 disaster.
A swarm of aftershocks rocked the region.
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Buildings were reported to have swayed as far away as Buenos Aires.
The quake occurred 55 kilometres from the nearest city of Kokopo on New Britain island.
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Shoreline communities in countries like India were the hardest hit in 2004′s devastating tsunami. But thanks to Irish assistance, almost 40,000 people in desperate need were helped.
People were warned to stay away from the coast as the tsunami approached.
More than 18,000 people died when the towering tsunami smashed into Japan’s northeast in March 2011 setting off the crisis at Fukushima.
Hundreds of people displaced in the Fukushima emergency have today filed a lawsuit seeking official compensation.
Latest reports suggest that between 60 to 70 homes have been damaged by waves crashing into at least four villages on Santa Cruz Islands.
Homes nearby were shaken but there have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
There is not said to be a tsunami threat after the earthquake.
Geologists say an existing Japanese nuclear plant may be sited over an active seismic fault – indicating that it will probably have to be scrapped.
Civil authorities in Hawaii say the island has largely escaped any damage, following an earthquake off the coast of Canada.