Tsunami hits Indonesian cities after powerful earthquake
9/28/2018, 5:33:36 PMHouses swept away and people missing on island of Sulawesi after magnitude 7.5 quake ✔ A magnitude 7.5 earthquake on Friday was followed by numerous strong aftershocks, including one of magnitude 6.7 ✔ In December 2004 a magnitude 9.1 quake off Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 people in a dozen countries
Tsunami Hits Indonesia
9/28/2018, 4:30:25 PMA tsunami wave up to 5 feet high hit parts of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi following a magnitude 7.4 earthquake, knocking out an airport tower and causing other damage, Indonesian authorities said. ✔ Videos circulating on social media showed a large wave hit areas of Palu, sending water into the streets and crashing against a shopping mall and a mosque, while some photos showed people trapped under debris caused by the larger earthquake ✔ In 2004, an earthquake off the coast of the island of Sumatra generated multiple tsunamis that killed an estimated 228,000 people around the Indian Ocean, most of them in Indonesia
Indonesia earthquake tsunami warning: Is Bali affected by HUGE quake?
9/28/2018, 4:06:50 PMA MASSIVE Magnitude-7.5 earthquake on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday triggered tsunamis in the towns of Palu and Donggala. So is Bali affected? Is it safe to travel? ✔ While today’s quakes and tsunami aren’t impacting the area and are unlikely to hinder travel, there are some warnings from the Foreign Office for the region ✔ The national search and rescue agency will deploy a large ship and helicopters to aid with the operation, said agency chief Muhammad Syaugi, adding that he had not been able to contact his team in Palu
Indonesia earthquakes MAPPED: 24 strike as TSUNAMI rips through Palu
9/28/2018, 4:43:46 PMINDONESIA has been hit by 24 tremors off-shore following a huge 7.5 magnitude earthquake, triggering a tsunami up to two metres high that has ripped through the tourist hotspot of Palu. ✔ Dwikorita Karnawati, who heads Indonesia's meteorology and geophysics agency, BMKG, said: The 1.5- to two-metre tsunami has receded ✔ Palu, famed for its long sandy beaches and water sports, was hit by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in 2005, which killed one person
WATCH: Moment HUGE tornado mesmerises onlookers in FLOOD-RAVAGED Mexico
9/28/2018, 4:44:56 PMTHIS is the terrifying moment a tornado formed in the city of San Pedro in the Sinaola federal district of Mexico in the aftermath of a devastating flooding that forced 16,000 people to evacuate the area. ✔ Mexico news: The tornado formed after a massive storm struck the Sinaloa district (Image: TWITTER/conagua_clima) The Mexican Navy automated station located on Clarion Island recently recorded sustained winds of 44 mph with gusts of 57 mph
Indonesia tsunami: Palu airport closed and communication cut off to 600,000 people
9/28/2018, 4:42:18 PMA HUGE 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia caused a powerful tsunami, cutting off communication to more than 600,000 people, and prompting authorities in the devastated region of Sulawesi to shut an airport in Palu. ✔ Though the extent of the damage is yet to be officially declared, images of crumbled homes, multi storey car parks and shopping malls have been shared on social media sending further shockwaves across the globe ✔ The commenter said: Wow, Palu city is just 78km from the epicenter of the main quake.The city was damaged by the earthquakes then struck by a big tsunami ✔ The situation is chaotic, people are running on the streets and buildings collapsed
Dramatic video showing huge waves hitting Sulawesi in Indonesia after earthquake triggered tsunami warning
9/28/2018, 6:06:07 PMQuake shock
Tsunami driven by massive quake sweeps away homes on Indonesian island of Sulawesi - Los Angeles Times
9/28/2018, 4:51:36 PMA powerful earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggering a 5-foot-tall tsunami that an official said swept away houses in at least two cities. ✔ She said the tsunami warning triggered by the biggest quake, in place for about half an hour, was lifted after the tsunami was over ✔ In December 2004, a massive magnitude 9.1 earthquake off Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 people in a dozen countries
Indonesia MAP: Where is Indonesia? Where did the tsunami hit?
9/28/2018, 5:20:26 PMINDONESIA has been hit by an earthquake and tsunami with families reported missing and homes swept away. But where is Indonesia and where did the tsunami hit? ✔ At least one person has died after a 6.1 magnitude foreshock hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi earlier today ✔ A tsunami warning was issued by Indonesia’s geophysics agency, before being lifted ✔ The tsunami is believed to have hit Donggala and Palu, another coastal town with 330,000 people
Indonesia TSUNAMI mapped: Which areas of Indonesia affected? How many dead?
9/28/2018, 4:59:14 PMA POWERFUL 7.5 earthquake has struck Indonesia and caused a tsunami. But which areas of Indonesia are affected and how many are dead? ✔ A 6.1 magnitude foreshock hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi earlier today ✔ The tsunami warning was issued by Indonesia’s geophysics agency, before being lifted ✔ The tsunami is believed to have hit Donggala and Palu, another coastal town with 330,000 people
Washington just logged the most rainy September days on record, and rivers are rising
9/28/2018, 4:02:07 PMRain has fallen on 16 days this month and now flood warnings are in effect for the Potomac River. ✔ Flood warnings are in effect for stretches of the Potomac, Shenandoah, Monocacy and Patapsco rivers, among others ✔ Read more Wet weather that’s been driving us mad is a paradise for mushrooms The weather is making us sad One of D.C.'s cloudiest and rainiest Septembers keeps getting worse Washington has seen more than twice as much rain as Seattle and London this year
Weather forecast WARNING: SHOCK graphic shows MONSTER storm striking Europe
9/28/2018, 7:16:48 PMA RARE hurricane-like storm is on track to smash into Europe triggering damaging winds and flash floods in Greece and Turkey, a shocking graphic show. ✔ There can be widespread gusts of 60 mph across coastal Crete into southwestern Turkey ✔ Only about 1-2 Medicanes occur per year, according to 2011 study published by several academics and a researcher from the Institute of Coastal Research ✔ The powerful storms usually happen during September and October when sea surface temperatures are still quite warm, but they can occur at any time of the year
Typhoon Trami tracker: Where is Trami now? LIFE-THREATENING weather to hit Japan
9/28/2018, 4:00:49 PMTYPHOON Trami is bearing down on Japan with ferocious winds and torrential downpours, bringing danger to life warnings. Where is the typhoon now? ✔ Ms Pydynowski said: Anyone outside during the height of the storm can endure bodily harm or be fatally struck by flying debris ✔ Kansai International Airport was flooded, leaving thousands of tourists stranded ✔ Jebi was the most powerful storm to hit Japan in 25 years and brought some of the highest tides since a 1961 typhoon
Boris says May's Chequers plan will be a ‘disaster’ for Britain
9/28/2018, 5:33:45 PMThe former Foreign Secretary followed up on his 4,500-word essay, printed today, savaging the Chequers proposal with a tour of the television studios reiterating his criticisms. ✔ 'Now we are showcasing taxes on coffee cups.' Ex education minister Robert Halfon also piled in and said the Government needs to come up with a vision which attracts working class voters ✔ But Brexiteers point out that there is already a tax border between the UK and Ireland, and say technology and trusted trader schemes can avoid the need for more infrastructure
NASA warns 950 ASTEROIDS would cause 'global disaster' if they hit Earth
9/28/2018, 5:56:20 PMNEARLY one thousand asteroids are big enough to cause a “global disaster” if they struck Earth, NASA has warned. ✔ The space agency’s planetary defense officer Lindley Johnson made the chilling warning this week ✔ Thirty years ago, there were maybe only a handful of astronomers that thought there was any danger ✔ It is because nobody had really looked at what is out there ✔ She said: It’s 100% certain we’ll be hit, but we’re not 100% per cent certain when
Typhoon Trami eyewall: Watch super-typhoon as it STRENGTHENS towards Japan
9/28/2018, 4:06:52 PMTYPHOON Trami is heading to Japan in the latest hurricane to hit the Pacific Ocean, swirling at category 3 with devastating speeds of 103 mph. Recent satellite images have revealed the typhoon’s ominous eyewall. ✔ Marked by frequent oncoming storm systems, the season is expected to last through next month and into November ✔ Winds around the eye can surge to destructive speeds, but don't usually sweep the area inside ✔ The storm intensified rapidly over the weekend and could threaten parts of Taiwan or Japan's Ryukyu Islands later this week
Storm Zorba bears down on Greece, Athens area also alerted
9/28/2018, 4:04:24 PMATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have extended a severe weather warning to include greater Athens and most of southern Greece over the weekend as a second powerful storm &# ✔ ATHENS, Greece (AP) Greek authorities have extended a severe weather warning to include greater Athens and most of southern Greece over the weekend as a second powerful storm dubbed Zorba heads eastward toward the country ✔ In neighboring Turkey, several weekend soccer matches were canceled, also due to bad weather
Mexico's president-elect to name economist Heath to central bank
9/28/2018, 5:29:48 PMMexico's President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will propose economist... ✔ Leftist Lopez Obrador, who promises to fight corruption and strip back public sector excesses, won a landslide victory earlier this year and will take office in December ✔ More nationalist in his outlook than the current government, Lopez Obrador’s populist instincts stirred concerns that he could steer Mexico away from a commitment to the orthodox economic policy seen in recent decades ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Analysis: At UN, leaders grapple with a fragmented world
9/28/2018, 7:47:22 PMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — To watch events unfold at the United Nations this week — the parade of human leaders bringing their entreaties to the rostrum one after another — ✔ UNITED NATIONS (AP) To watch events unfold at the United Nations this week the parade of human leaders bringing their entreaties to the rostrum one after another was not unlike being a therapist right before the holidays, watching the couch as the appointments go by ✔ Isolationism may even give someone a false sense of security at first, Brazilian President Michel Temer said
World’s worst face tattoos will make you glad you never got inked
9/28/2018, 4:51:34 PMTAT-ASTROPHIC body art around the globe reveals some unique designs, with people sporting everything from paw prints to creepy spiders – engraved on their face. In the UK, turning your body i… ✔ TAT-ASTROPHIC body art around the globe reveals some unique designs, with people sporting everything from paw prints to creepy spiders - engraved on their face ✔ But others go a step further, to display big, bold and not-so-beautiful designs above the neck like these tats shown below: Splitpics.uk 12 Aren't clowns supposed to be happy
Texas governor's race a whisper as Senate battle steals show
9/28/2018, 7:47:24 PMAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is picking a governor in November, though a tight U.S. Senate race has made that contest easy to overlook. As the race for Republican Sen. ✔ In Texas, Valdez is a trailblazing candidate: she was Texas' first Hispanic female sheriff before stepping down from the Dallas County Sheriff's Department last year to run for governor, a job few prominent Democrats wanted after Abbott crushed Democrat Wendy Davis four years ago
In Maryland’s Trump country, GOP base still loves Larry Hogan
9/28/2018, 4:48:03 PMThe governor’s frequent criticism of the president doesn’t seem to matter in deep-red parts of the state. ✔ Waiting in a large crowd at an outdoor arena for Gov ✔ Mark Odachowski, who owns an electrical contracting company in Ocean City, has been making and handing out hundreds of Trump flags ✔ While they applaud both men’s policies, they say they also find the governor likable but often cringe at the president’s aggressiveness and personal attacks ✔ With Larry, they like him, and they also like what he does
Ready to ditch the booze and fags this Stoptober? 10 tips to make sure you don’t slip up
9/28/2018, 4:06:09 PMBEEN thinking about ditching the fags and booze for a while better never quite succeeded? Well, Stoptober might be the perfect opportunity to finally stub your bad habits out – for good. But … ✔ BEEN thinking about ditching the fags and booze for a while better never quite succeeded ✔ Getty - Contributor 8 Finding a replacement for your habit - so water (or something tastier) for booze - can help you get through the month This month is a good opportunity to 'soberlise' and try activities that don’t involve alcohol
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