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Tsunami in Indonesia: disaster officials to issue update as rescues continue – live

9/30/2018, 6:19:20 AM
Death toll stands at 420 but vice-president warns it could be in the thousands after the earthquake and tsunami. Follow updates here ... ✔ 2.12am EDT02:12 More than half of the 560 inmates in Palu’s prison escaped after walls collapsed during Friday’s quake, the Indonesian news agency Antara reported ✔ It was very hard for the guards to stop the inmates from running away as they were so panicked and had to save themselves too, warden Adhi Yan Ricoh said ✔ Diperkiran terdapat 50 orang di bawah reruntuhan bangunan


The Latest: Tsunami death toll in Indonesia jumps to 821

9/30/2018, 7:03:10 AM
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — The Latest on a powerful earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia (all times local): 2:50 p.m. Indonesia's disaster agency says ✔ He says access to Donggala, as well as the towns of Sigi and Boutong, is still limited and there are no comprehensive reports from those areas ✔ He says: The death is believed to be still increasing since many bodies were still under the wreckage while many have not able to be reached ✔ A magnitude 7.5 earthquake spawned the deadly tsunami on Friday evening


Indonesia tsunami: Desperate rescue efforts and looting in Palu amid fears thousands are dead

9/30/2018, 5:21:42 AM
A desperate search for survivors from a deadly quake and tsunami in Indonesia was under way on Sunday amid fears the death toll from the disaster would soar into the thousands. ✔ There were fears that toll would rise significantly when emergency services made contact with the nearby cities of Donggala and Mamuju, which had been cut off due to damaged roads and disrupted telecommunications ✔ The Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), Willem Rampangilei, told reporters in Sulawesi late on Saturday rescuers were struggling in their hunt for more victims ✔ Last month, a powerful quake on the island of Lombok killed 505 people


Fears for thousands of people in Sulawesi quake, tsunami rescue

9/30/2018, 5:37:43 AM
The official toll has already passed 400 but authorities warn it will probably be much higher as rescuers attempt to save those still unaccounted for. ✔ Replay Replay Video Loading Play Video Play Video Playing in 5 ...Don't Play The Australian government said it was not aware of any Australians affected by the earthquake but was continuing to make inquiries with local authorities ✔ I wanted to go to the hospital to look for her, he told MetroTV ✔ The agency was ready to send ambulance crews, first aid responders, assessment teams and logisticians, he added


Huge surge in Indonesia quake toll

9/30/2018, 7:16:16 AM
At least 832 people died in the earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia, emergency officials say. ✔ It added that the affected area was bigger than initially thought ✔ Rescuers have been digging by hand in the frantic search for survivors in the Indonesian city of Palu ✔ There are particular concerns about the town of Donggala, where the impact is still unclear


Indonesia tsunami toll tops 800 amid search for survivors

9/30/2018, 7:20:47 AM
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers in Indonesia were scrambling Sunday to reach trapped victims screaming for help from collapsed buildings, while looters risked entering an unstable ✔ PALU, Indonesia (AP) Rescuers in Indonesia were scrambling Sunday to reach trapped victims screaming for help from collapsed buildings, while looters risked entering an unstable shopping mall to grab whatever they could find after a massive earthquake spawned a tsunami that left more than 800 dead ✔ People survey the mosque damaged following earthquakes and tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept


Death Toll Surpasses 800 In Indonesia After Major Quake And Tsunami

9/30/2018, 7:47:10 AM
Rescuers were scrambling Sunday to reach victims, some of whom could be heard screaming for help, trapped in the rubble. ✔ A mosque heavily damaged by the quake was half submerged and a shopping mall was reduced to a crumpled hulk ✔ Indonesia is the world’s most populous Muslim country ✔ ___ Associated Press writers Margie Mason in Jakarta, Indonesia and Stephen Wright in Makassar, Indonesia, contributed to this report


Typhoon bears down on Japan, areas hit by previous storm

9/30/2018, 7:49:20 AM
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon was ripping through Japan on Sunday and authorities were warning people to brace for heavy winds and rain in areas that include those devastated by ✔ The storm destroyed power lines on the southwestern islands of Okinawa on Saturday ✔ In its projected course are regions hit earlier this month by Typhoon Jebi, which caused landslides, floods and shuttered a major airport ✔ In July, heavy rain in western Japan killed 221 people, setting off landslides and flooding


Typhoon Trami latest: Airports SHUT and trains CANCELLED as Japan prepares for storm

9/30/2018, 5:44:15 AM
HUNDREDS of flights and train services have been cancelled or suspended on mainland Japan, as the nation prepares for the landfall of Typhoon Trami on Sunday. ✔ Typhoon Trami is set to cause havoc across Japan (Image: GETTY) Kansai International Airport in Osaka announced that its runways were closed as of 11am local time (3am BST) on Sunday and will not reopen until 6am on Monday (10pm BST) ✔ Heavy rain and winds hammering Japan from Typhoon Trami (Image: GETTY) The Japan Meteorological Agency warned the typhoon could make landfall on mainland Japan by Sunday afternoon, making it the fifth to do so since July


Indonesia tsunami: How Palu became a death trap - and why magnitude of waves was 'surprising'

9/30/2018, 6:47:37 AM
Perched on an arc of volcanoes and fault lines called the "Ring of Fire", Indonesia is used to earthquakes. ✔ Perched on an arc of volcanoes and fault lines called the Ring of Fire, Indonesia is used to earthquakes ✔ Emergency services still haven't even been able to make contact with the cities of Donggala and Mamuju ✔ Amid the grief there is also anger and confusion..


Supermarkets face £10billion 'equal pay' bill as staff launch claims

9/30/2018, 7:40:34 AM
Thousands of current and former staff at Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons have already agreed to submit claims worth up to £20,000 each. But more than 580,000 workers may be eligible. ✔ Britain's  biggest supermarket chains face a potential bill of up to £10 billion if an avalanche of equal pay claims are upheld ✔ Morrison's equal pay bill could be in excess of a billion pounds A tribunal ruled in 2016 that Asda staff could proceed with claims


ThinkProgress editor under fire after calling to ‘confront Republicans where they sleep’

9/30/2018, 5:06:33 AM
The justice editor for left-wing opinion site ThinkProgress has tweeted out a call to confront GOP lawmakers everywhere, including, apparently, in their homes. Commenters have been pointing out all sorts of problems with that. ✔ Ian’s mother is certainly complicit in her son’s call for incivility ✔ He had to leave the place while the activists chanted: We believe survivors! Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders suffered similar incidents over the summer


Tiwi-bound Rioli's emotional chat with cousin Cyril

9/30/2018, 5:30:00 AM
West Coast's Willie Rioli can't wait to continue his premiership celebrations in the Tiwi Islands, having shared an emotional moment with cousin Cyril at the MCG on Saturday night. ✔ Willie Rioli and premiership teammate Liam Ryan show off their medals ✔ To have this medal around my neck, it's all credit to mum and dad for that ✔ 'Simmo' (coach Adam Simpson) as well and the West Coast coaching staff ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes


19 People That Should Never Be Allowed Near A Kitchen Again

9/30/2018, 6:40:09 AM
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Fighting cancer, suicide with dashing suits and classic rides

9/30/2018, 7:18:34 AM
About 1000 dapper motorcyclists cruise Melbourne in global fight against killers of men. ✔ Wayne Brundell, Meg Brundell and Daryl Brundell - not your average bikies ✔ Photo: Luis Enrique Ascui Eventually, it took his life as it spread through his body … but if he had been tested earlier in life, it may have been preventable ✔ Anyone needing support can call Lifeline on 13 11 14


After Brazil museum fire, debate over how, or if, to rebuild

9/30/2018, 4:19:18 AM
SAO PAULO (AP) — Ever since a fire gutted Brazil's 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, the question has been: Could what was destroyed be restored? A fli ✔ I would not try to hide, to erase this event, pretending that nothing happened and trying to put a modern building there, a digital museum, an internet museum, he told the Portuguese daily Publico ✔ About 300 pieces of the collection were scanned and some printed in 3D, which could help to rebuild part of the heritage lost in the Sept


How poetry can light up our darker moments

9/30/2018, 5:29:03 AM
In this fast-moving technological world, lines of poetry can help people with mental illness ✔ Poetry, she points out, is experiencing a bit of a renaissance – and it does seem to have a particular appeal in our connected, short-form world ✔ For more information, see alzheimers.org.uk A Year of Reading Aloud: 52 Poems to Learn and Love, edited by Georgina Rodgers, is published by Yellow Kite at £14.99


Pill testing no silver bullet for festival safety, but it's part of the solution

9/30/2018, 4:12:29 AM
"If the zero-tolerance approach to drugs at festivals was working, we wouldn't still be facing this problem," says one industry expert. ✔ This, in my view, is a recipe for disaster, especially in the Australian summer heat ✔ I think that type of multi-faceted approach where all stakeholders are actively involved would work the best ✔ If even one life is potentially saved or if young Australians can be better educated about drug danger and safety, that is more important


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