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Tsunami sensors MISSED huge wave in Indonesia as disaster kills 384

9/29/2018, 4:25:57 PM
Indonesia's geophysics agency lifted a tsunami warning 34 minutes after it was first issued following a major earthquake which was to trigger a tsunami that killed almost 400 people.   ✔ Indonesian president Joko Widodo said the military was being called in to the disaster-struck region to help search-and-rescue teams get to victims and find bodies ✔ Agung was forced to jump from the control tower at Palu's Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport when it began to cave in around him, and later died of his injuries



Hero air traffic controller dies helping last plane escape Indonesian earthquake and tsunami

9/29/2018, 5:54:23 PM
A young Indonesian air traffic controller stayed on duty as the earthquake shook the building, to make sure one last aircraft escaped Friday’s deadly disaster. He was fatally injured fleeing afterwards. ✔ Tributes to Agung’s bravery were led by Yohannes Sirait, spokesman for Air Navigation Indonesia, who said Agung’s sacrifice had potentially saved the lives of hundreds of people ✔ Palu airport has been damaged to the extent that it has lost at least 500 meters of its 2,500 meter-long runway, but is still operational for rescue aircraft



Earthquake and tsunami devastate Indonesian island | Pictures | Reuters

9/29/2018, 5:29:03 PM
An aerial view of part of the city destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia September 29, 2018. Antara Foto/Muhammad Adimaja via REUTERS ✔ Antara Foto/Rolex Malaha via REUTERS Reuters / Saturday, September 29, 2018 Residents stand in front of a damaged shopping mall after an earthquake hit Palu, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia September 29, 2018 ✔ Antara Foto/Muhammad Adimaja via REUTERS Close 21 / 21 Share this Slideshow View Again View Next Judging Kavanaugh



Indonesia tsunami: Air traffic controller sacrifices life so plane can flee earthquake

9/29/2018, 7:38:21 PM
THE Indonesia earthquake claimed the life of a hero air traffic controller who refused to leave his tower to ensure a plane was able to take off safely before tsunami waters rushed in. ✔ Flights coming into and out of the region were halted as the airport closed yesterday ✔ Aftershocks were experienced and more powerful earthquakes followed throughout August, with the UK Home Office advising Britons against travelling to the holiday hotspot



Indonesia tsunami warning was lifted 34 minutes before 18ft waves hit coast

9/29/2018, 4:09:03 PM
Experts have come under fire after the warning was lifted before hundreds were killed in Palu on Sulawesi island in Indonesia ✔ Authorities are unable to confirm how many people died in the earthquake and tsunami (Image: AFP) Based on the videos circulating on social media, we estimate the tsunami happened before the warning officially ended, Triyono said ✔ In Palu, more than 16,000 people were evacuated after the disaster struck



Hundreds killed by Indonesian quake, tsunami, with toll seen rising

9/29/2018, 4:41:15 PM
At least 384 people were killed, many swept away as giant waves crashed onto bea... ✔ We’re now getting limited communications about the destruction in Palu city, but we have heard nothing from Donggala and this is extremely worrying ✔ There are more than 300,000 people living there, the Red Cross said in a statement, adding that its staff and volunteers were heading to the affected areas ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Indonesia tsunami air traffic controller died staying behind to guide plane with hundreds of survivors off Sulawesi

9/29/2018, 5:43:33 PM
A YOUNG air traffic controller who allegedly remained behind during Indonesia’s devastating earthquake and tsunami to guide an aircraft to safety has tonight been hailed a hero in his country… ✔ Just a few seconds later, the 7ft high wave can be seen crashing into the beach, immediately flattening houses in its path and submerging the entire area ✔ Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thesun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun



Harrowing photos reveal scale of destruction after massive Tsnuami leaves 384 dead sweeping people off the beach and dumping bodies on the shoreline

9/29/2018, 4:56:03 PM
HARROWING overhead images from the Indonesia quake and tsunami show the scale of the mass devastation that has left nearly 400 people dead. Thousands of residents are tonight sleeping on the street… ✔ AFP or licensors 30 Rescuers help carry an injured victim following the earthquake She said the quake destroyed her workplace, but she managed to escape and quickly went home to get her mother and younger brother ✔ Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thesun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun



Fall gardening: All the L.A. plant sales you don't want to miss - Los Angeles Times

9/29/2018, 4:42:17 PM
Attention gardeners: If you’ve been longing to go native, grab your wallets and start browsing the region’s abundance of fall plant sales, where the theme du jour is California-friendly, drought-tolerant native plants. ✔ Attention gardeners: If you’ve been longing to go native, grab your wallets and start browsing the region’s abundance of fall plant sales, where the theme du jour is California-friendly, drought-tolerant native plants



Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes bill that would create list of quake-vulnerable buildings - Los Angeles Times

9/29/2018, 4:54:47 PM
Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed an earthquake safety bill that would have asked California cities and counties to create lists of buildings that could be at higher risk of major damage or collapse when shaken. ✔ California is not prepared for the staggering cost in lives and property damage when the ‘Big One’ hits ✔ The bill would create a committee to consider whether a tougher building standard should be adopted that would result in more new buildings that could be repaired and reoccupied after a major earthquake instead of having to be torn down



Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for her party's autumn conference

9/29/2018, 7:55:42 PM
The Tory civil war over Europe showed no sign of abating as Prime Minister Theresa May arrived for the party's autumn conference.Theresa May tonight arrived into the Hyatt Hotel, Birmingham ✔ This is what is currently being turned into legal language for the withdrawal treaty ✔ Britain has outlined contingencies for a catastrophic breakdown in transport and goods networks; in practice short term, small side deals will be likely be rapidly negotiated to avert the worst consequences



California high-speed rail: A train to nowhere without a conductor - Los Angeles Times

9/29/2018, 4:12:23 PM
Pacoima residents say no thanks to bullet train. ✔ Humphrey rec center gymnasium, spectators printed questions on yellow cards, and the meeting began with an overview of the benefits of the 800-mile railroad and the unveiling of plans for the Palmdale to Burbank section ✔ Jerry Brown the lone high-profile political champion of high-speed rail in California will soon be puttering around on a golf cart at the family ranch in Colusa County ✔ None of this is going to come to fruition, said Dave Hernandez



Partisan politics and Kavanaugh’s defiant words put Supreme Court in unwelcome spotlight

9/29/2018, 5:29:53 PM
The Senate’s partisan warfare over Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh’s nomination and Kavanaugh’s own denunciations of his political enemies have drawn scrutiny. ✔ Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) noted Kavanaugh’s reference to the Clintons ✔ And challenges to Trump administration policy changes on undocumented immigrant children and transgender service in the military might require the court’s intervention ✔ The outcomes could be determined by whether there are eight justices or nine



'It's better to die': the struggle to survive poverty in Armenia | Nick Danziger

9/29/2018, 5:28:24 PM
Abandoned and isolated, thousands of elderly people in the former Soviet republic suffer a life of great hardship ✔ Political upheaval, poverty and an exodus of young people to Russia to find work have taken their toll on the former Soviet Republic of Armenia, and in particular on its elderly people ✔ We sit next to the stove and reminisce about the good old times ✔ Svetlana, the Red Cross nurse manager, is here to see if Lena can become a beneficiary of the programme



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