Indonesia tsunami toll tops 800 but expected to jump further
9/30/2018, 1:30:25 PMPALU, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue officials feared the full scale of Indonesia's earthquake and tsunami could climb far past the more than 800 already confirmed dead, as several large ✔ PALU, Indonesia (AP) Rescue officials feared the full scale of Indonesia's earthquake and tsunami could climb far past the more than 800 already confirmed dead, as several large coastal towns remained cut off Sunday by damaged roads and downed communication lines ✔ Communications with the area were difficult because power and telecommunications were cut, hampering search and rescue efforts
The Latest: Mass grave for quake victims to hold 300 bodies
9/30/2018, 3:07:18 PMPALU, Indonesia (AP) — The Latest on a powerful earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia (all times local): 9:55 p.m. Indonesia's National Disaster Mi ✔ Rescuers were scrambling Sunday to try to find trapped victims in collapsed buildings where voices could be heard screaming for help after a massive earthquake in Indonesia spawned a deadly tsunami two days ago ✔ A tsunami swept away buildings and killed hundreds on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.(AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Major Indonesia quake, tsunami kills hundreds
9/30/2018, 3:19:39 PMundefined ✔ Indonesia's emergency minister said some people were on the beach when the tsunami warning was sounded, but didn't immediately leave and became victims ✔ They say thousands of buildings have collapsed including hospitals ✔ Indonesia's president will visit the area on Sunday (September 30) ✔ In August a series of tremors destroyed dozens of villages on another island, and killed over 500
Warning system might have saved lives in Indonesian tsunami
9/30/2018, 2:35:48 PMMAKASSAR, Indonesia (AP) — An early warning system that might have prevented some deaths in the tsunami that hit an Indonesian island on Friday has been stalled in the testing pha ✔ Experts say the prototype system deployed offshore from Padang a city extremely vulnerable to tsunamis because it faces a major undersea fault overdue for a massive quake can provide authoritative information about a tsunami threat within 1 to 3 minutes
Indonesia tsunami devastates coast; deaths top 380 [VIDEO]
9/30/2018, 3:22:33 PMundefined ✔ Medical team members help patients outside a hospital after an earthquake and a tsunami hit Palu, on Sulawesi island on September 29, 2018 ✔ The water smashed into buildings and the damaged mosque ✔ Another series of strong quakes in mid-August killed at least a dozen on Lombok and neighboring Sumbawa island
Death toll from Indonesian quakes, tsunami hits 832 [PHOTOS]
9/30/2018, 3:12:54 PMundefined ✔ I hope they are safe.'' It's the latest natural disaster to hit Indonesia, which is frequently struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis because of its location on the ''Ring of Fire,'' an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin
Drone captures aftermath of tsunami on Indonesian island - video
9/30/2018, 12:50:14 PMThousands are feared dead after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck the island of Sulawesi
'Bodies everywhere': Indonesia rescue efforts focus on Palu
9/30/2018, 3:30:41 PMFull extent of damage done by the earthquake, tsunami and aftershocks, is still unknown ✔ On Friday evening, Palu’s Talise beach had been heaving with people, gathered joyfully for the opening of the city’s Nomini music festival ✔ Among them was Baharuddin, who was searching for his son ✔ We have to do many things soon, but conditions do not allow us to do so
3 people missing after storm pounds Greece with heavy rain
9/30/2018, 2:13:15 PMATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities are looking for three missing people on a Greek island after a rare and powerful Mediterranean storm dumped heavy rain on the region. ✔ ATHENS, Greece (AP) Greek authorities are looking for three missing people on a Greek island after a rare and powerful Mediterranean storm dumped heavy rain on the region ✔ (AP Photo/Nikolia Apostolou) A firefighter tries to drain water from a house after a storm hit Kalamata town, southwest of Athens, Saturday, Sept
Indonesia tsunami: Death toll jumps to 832, rescuers struggle
9/30/2018, 2:00:38 PMIn 2004, a tsunami across Indian Ocean triggered by a quake off Sumatra island killed 226,000 people in 13 countries. ✔ The toll from an earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia soared on Sunday to 832 confirmed dead, with authorities fearing it will only climb as rescuers struggle to reach outlying communities cut off from communications and help ✔ Vice President Jusuf Kalla said the toll could rise into the thousands
How deadly force of Palu tsunami was 'magnified by funnel-shaped bay' and city was hit by giant wall of water
9/30/2018, 12:04:50 PMTHE devastating tsunami that killed at least 832 people on Indonesian island could have been made worse by the unique shape of its coastline. A giant wall of water raced up a funnel-shaped bay befo… ✔ 4 Rescue teams now face a race against time to free people trapped in the rubble of wrecked buildings and the authorities fear the death toll could reach the thousands ✔ However, experts are sceptical whether this alone would cause such huge waves heading towards Palu ✔ Last month, a powerful quake on the island of Lombok killed 505 people
The Latest: Indonesia leader: Rescuers having difficulties
9/30/2018, 12:48:03 PMPALU, Indonesia (AP) — The Latest on a powerful earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia (all times local): 7:45 p.m. Indonesian President Joko "Jokow ✔ (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) People survey the damage following a massive earthquake and tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept ✔ A tsunami swept away buildings and killed hundreds on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.(AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
The Latest: Woman rescued from Indonesia hotel rubble
9/30/2018, 2:35:56 PMPALU, Indonesia (AP) — The Latest on a powerful earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia (all times local): 10:10 p.m. Indonesia's National Search and ✔ (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) People survey the damage following a massive earthquake and tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept ✔ A tsunami swept away buildings and killed hundreds on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.(AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Typhoon Trami thrashes Japan with powerful wind, downpour [PHOTOS]
9/30/2018, 3:13:30 PMundefined ✔ We are strongly urging our residents to stay indoors because it is extremely dangerous to be outside now, Masaaki Tamaki, an official of Kagoshima's disaster management section, told AFP ✔ Also in September, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake rocked the northern island of Hokkaido, sparking landslides and leaving more than 40 people dead
Typhoon Trami: Has Trami hit Wakayama prefecture?
9/30/2018, 12:27:49 PMTYPHOON Trami is barrelling towards the main island of Japan, bring heavy rain and high winds and sparking power cuts and flight cancellations. Has Trami hit Wakayama prefecture? ✔ Trami has hit Wakayama prefecture (Image: JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY) Trami: Japan issued evacuation orders and warnings to about 700,000 households (Image: JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY) Airlines cancelled more than 1,100 flights, public broadcaster NHK said
Typhoon pummels Japan; flights canceled, trains shut down
9/30/2018, 12:28:34 PMTOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon ripped through Japan on Sunday, forcing cancellations of flights and trains, including in the Tokyo area as authorities warned of strong winds and ✔ In July, heavy rain in western Japan killed 221 people, setting off landslides and flooding ✔ A powerful typhoon ripped through Japan on Sunday, forcing cancellations of flights and trains, including in the Tokyo area as authorities warned of strong winds and torrential rain
Is it safe to travel to Japan? Latest update as powerful typhoon batters country
9/30/2018, 12:27:53 PMJAPAN is being battered by Typhoon Trami after the powerful storm made landfall today, forcing airports to shut and over a thousand flights cancelled - so how safe is to travel to Japan? ✔ Latest update as Typhoon Trami batters the country (Image: Getty Images/EPA) Most local trains and bullet trains in the west of the country have also suspended operations on Sunday, according to West Japan Railway ✔ Storm surge flooding along the entire southern coast of Japan will further threaten lives and property into Sunday night
Typhoon Trami tracker: Latest spaghetti models as Trami makes landfall with 100mph winds
9/30/2018, 1:56:03 PMTYPHOON Trami has hit Japan’s main island of Honshu as a “very strong” typhoon - here are the latest spaghetti models and updates. ✔ Most of Honshu is now under a red weather warning alert level with outlying areas in an advisory zone ✔ Kansai International Airport has been shut with more than 1,000 flights cancelled so far ✔ Tokyo Metro also announced it would suspend some subway trains ahead of the storm’s arrival
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9/30/2018, 2:22:41 PMA devastating quake-tsunami on Friday struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, leaving hundreds – and perhaps even thousands dead, many more injured and flattening both homes and buildings.
D.C.-area forecast: Making up for lost time with sun and warmth
9/30/2018, 12:27:43 PMWe finally get a weekend with two dry days after what feels like forever. ✔ A sunny Saturday yesterday as road work closes the Arlington Memorial Bridge ✔ View the current weather at The Washington Post headquarters ✔ We finally get a weekend with two dry days after what feels like forever ✔ Confidence: High Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram for the latest updates
Titanic shipping firm's letter apologising for losing wine cases found
9/30/2018, 12:06:50 PMThe letter from White Star Line dated April 16, 1912 was found inside a desk drawer in the wine company's London office. There is no mention in it of the 1,503 people who died when the ship sank. ✔ A letter from Titanic's shipping company apologising for losing a wine delivery because the liner sank has been uncovered after lying uncovered in wine merchants' desk drawer for decades ✔ They would have contained a few still wines, mostly spirits, fortified wine and champagne
UK's Johnson brands Theresa May's Brexit plan 'deranged'
9/30/2018, 12:28:32 PMLONDON (AP) — Ex-Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has branded British Prime Minister Theresa May's plan for leaving the European Union "deranged," fueling tensions as the ruling Co ✔ Boris Johnson says Prime Minister Theresa May's blueprint for Brexit will lead to political and economic disaster, and refuses to rule out trying to replace her ✔ So May will be under attack from all sides when the Conservatives open their annual conference Sunday in the central England city of Birmingham.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
Reprieve for two Royal Navy ships
9/30/2018, 3:59:04 PMGavin Williamson announced the vessels would still form part of the Fleet ✔ But retired top brass warned stripping the Senior Service of the vital vessels would leave Britain unable to launch daring beach raids or help with disaster relief ✔ Ministers had pledged to bring home the UK soldiers to cut costs ✔ But mounting aggression from Russia persuaded chiefs they needed to stay ✔ The first of eight vessels is due to be delivered in 2025
Theatre Review: Eyam and Antony & Cleopatra
9/30/2018, 1:56:10 PMThe story of the plague-ridden Derbyshire village of Eyam is a profound and poignant one. I should know since I used it as a framing device in my first novel, The Celibate. ✔ The performance gave 'rich contemporary parallels in the self-sacrifice of the villagers' (Image: shakespeare's globe) I found rich contemporary parallels in the self-sacrifice of the villagers who placed a cordon sanitaire around themselves to prevent the infection spreading ✔ Nevertheless, the play bristles with life and gallows humour and is richly animated by director Adele Thomas and an accomplished cast
The week in 27 photos
9/30/2018, 2:10:43 PMTake a look at 27 photos of the week from September 21 through September 28. ✔ Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, shouts at his Democratic colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee during the questioning of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh ✔ Photos: The week in 27 photos A full moon is seen behind a passenger plane as it begins its landing approach in London on Monday, September 24
Why are humans killing 100 million sharks every year?
9/30/2018, 2:27:55 PMIncreasing consumption of shark fin soup and illegal fishing may lead to extinction of certain species, experts warn. ✔ Humans kill an estimated 100 million sharks annually and experts have warned that certain species face extinction if the trend continues ✔ The soup was historically limited to banquets and weddings hosted by the elite in China but the economic boom in the country made it accessible to a wider public, resulting in its consumption doubling between 1985 and 2001 ✔ Meanwhile, Meekan said that reduction in shark population will create an imbalance in the oceans
Brexit Meltdown: The Inside Story Of Theresa May's Desperate Fight To Save Her Chequers Plan (And Her Job)
9/30/2018, 1:39:24 PMThe Conservatives will promise “opportunity for all” at their annual conference this week, but in Downing Street the only real question is how to get their own MPs to back their hated Brexit plan. ✔ It was a Friday morning in late July, and the Conservative chief whip Julian Smith was in his North Yorkshire constituency meeting members of his local Tory association about Brexit ✔ Staffers were told by the chief-of-staff to expect that a deal with the European Union would be agreed at a special summit in mid-November, a person who was present at the meeting told BuzzFeed News
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