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A major store was heavily damaged by the Palu earthquake in central Sulawesi, Indonesia on Saturday, September 29, 2018. The powerful earthquake shook Friday the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. tsunami who, says a manager, swept homes in at least two cities. (Rifki / Associated Press)
PALU, Indonesia – Latest news on a powerful earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia (all local times):
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The Indonesian relief agency said the fate of the "dozens or hundreds" of people involved in a beach festival is unknown after the tsunami.
The festival was in Palu, the capital of central Sulawesi province, which was dotted with debris from ruined buildings and sea water pooling Saturday.
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for the disaster organization, said at a press conference that four hospitals in Palu had reported 48 dead and hundreds wounded. He stated that many victims had not been identified.
Nugroho said the status was unknown for "tens of hundreds of people," including dancers and artists at a beach festival in Palu.
A tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck two cities and several settlements on the island of Sulawesi at dusk on Friday.
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11:10
The spokesman of the Indonesian Disaster Agency, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, said that 48 hospitals had been killed in the city of Palu, affected by the earthquake and tsunami.
He said at a press conference Saturday that hospitals in the city were also treating several hundred wounded and that many of the victims had still not been counted.
A tsunami caused by an earthquake of magnitude 7.5 on Friday hit two cities and several settlements on the island of Sulawesi at dusk.
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The Indonesian president said he instructed the security minister to coordinate the government's response to an earthquake and tsunami that struck central Sulawesi.
President Joko Widodo also told reporters last Friday in his home town of Solo that he had called on the country's army chief to participate in search and rescue efforts and necessary evacuations.
The tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake erupted in two cities and several settlements on the island of Sulawesi.
The national disaster agency said on Saturday that there were "many casualties". Images of the area showed bodies of victims, debris from destroyed buildings and puddles of seawater.
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8:45
An Indonesian official said the earthquake and tsunami in central Sulawesi had killed many people as rescuers visited the area.
Those responsible for the disaster have not published an official report, but reports from three hospitals seen Saturday by the Associated Press reported 18 deaths.
Dawn revealed a devastated coastline in central Sulawesi, where the tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Friday two cities and several settlements.
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for the agency responsible for disasters, said in a televised interview that there were "many casualties".
In Palu, capital of central Sulawesi Province, a large bridge spanning a coastal river collapsed and the city was strewn with debris.
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