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Aerial shots of debris and survival after tsunami

10/2/2018, 7:59:08 AM
Seen from above, the scale of the disaster which hit an Indonesian town in a quiet bay is clear. ✔ AFP When you've lost everything, even basic items like plastic sheets or kitchenware can make the difference ✔ The waves built up speed and height as they powered down the narrow bay Reuters This hillside has suffered from a process called liquefaction, when soil and sediment lose any substance and start behaving essentially like liquid



Death Toll From Earthquake And Tsunami In Indonesia Soars Past 1,200

10/2/2018, 7:27:37 AM
That number is expected to rise as rescuers haven't reached many of the affected areas. ✔ A 7.5 magnitude earthquake on Friday triggered tsunami waves as high as (20 feet, which swept ashore at the small city of Palu, on the west coast of Sulawesi ✔ Rescuers have yet to reach many affected areas leading to fears the death toll could rise again



Tropical Storm Rosa heads for Baja, US Southwest

10/2/2018, 4:38:57 AM
PHOENIX (AP) — After soaking northwestern Mexico with heavy rains as it neared the Baja California Peninsula, reportedly claiming at least one victim, Tropical Storm Rosa is expec ✔ PHOENIX (AP) After soaking northwestern Mexico with heavy rains as it neared the Baja California Peninsula, reportedly claiming at least one victim, Tropical Storm Rosa is expected to drench the U.S. Southwest ✔ According to the National Weather Service, the entire Phoenix area is expected to see between 1 and 2 inches (2.5 to 5 centimeters) of rain



Disaster undoes hard-won progress for Indonesian port city

10/2/2018, 5:56:17 AM
BANGKOK (AP) — Palu, the Indonesian city devastated by an earthquake, tsunamis and mudslides, is a fishing port that has sought to build itself up as a major trading hub. ✔ Bright-colored body bags were placed side-by-side in a freshly dug mass grave Monday, as a hard-hit Indonesian city began burying its dead from the devastating earthquake and tsunami ✔ An earthquake and subsequent tsunami later caused heavy damage to the area



Logistical 'nightmare' for aid efforts in tsunami-hit Indonesia

10/2/2018, 6:58:22 AM
Road and airport damage seriously hindering efforts to get much-needed aid to quake and tsunami-hit Indonesian island. ✔ Our focus in the first week is usually health, said Mercy Malaysia President Dr Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus ✔ Video obtained by Reuters news agency showed the still conscious man pulled gently from the rubble after three hours, and taking a few steps to a waiting stretcher ✔ A navy vessel capable of taking 1,000 people at a time is likely to be deployed to help with evacuations



Rescuers say Indonesia tsunami death toll has risen to 1,234

10/2/2018, 7:23:26 AM
Rescuers on the island of Sulawesi fear the number of victims could increase further ✔ A ship is seen stranded on the shore after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area in Wani, Donggala, Central Sulawesi (Image: REUTERS) A mass burial of victims began on the weekend as a 100m long grave was dug for more than a thousand victims ✔ Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you



Palu tsunami: before and after images of the devastation

10/2/2018, 7:41:10 AM
Satellite images show the destruction caused to the coast of Sulawesi in Indonesia after an earthquake and tsunami ✔ Satellite images show the devastation caused to the city of Palu in Indonesia by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake and following tsunami that struck on Friday afternoon ✔ Jetty before and afterJetty before and after Bridge before and afterBridge before and after City before and afterCity before and after



Magnitude 6.2 quake hits Indonesia days after tsunami waves killed up to 1,300

10/2/2018, 5:43:22 AM
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has hit the Indonesian island of Flores, four days after a devastating quake on Sulawesi killed up to 1,300 people. The quake, which hit about 155 miles southwest of Ende… ✔ All of the victims have been photographed to help families locate where their relatives were buried ✔ The tsnumai was the latest natural disaster to hit Indonesia, which is frequently struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions because of its location on the Ring of Fire, an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin ✔ Last month, a powerful quake on the island of Lombok killed 505 people



Indonesia tsunami: desperation turns to anger as food and water run out

10/2/2018, 6:40:33 AM
Residents block roads to intercept aid deliveries as police and troops guard fuel and shops in stricken city of Palu ✔ Everyone is hungry and they want to eat after several days of not eating, said Donggala’s administration head Kasman Lassa ✔ Heavy equipment needed for the rescue operations only began arriving on Monday ✔ President Joko Widodo urged survivors to be patient as they wait for aid to be distributed upon arriving in Palu



The Latest: Survivors in Indonesian town say aid needed now

10/2/2018, 4:53:49 AM
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — The Latest on a powerful earthquake and tsunami that hit part of central Indonesia (all times local): 12:45 p.m. Residents in th ✔ An earthquake and subsequent tsunami later caused heavy damage to the area ✔ 1) Satellite images show the destruction fin Indonesia as the death toll from the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the island of Sulawesi increases to over 800 , and nearly 50,000 people have been displaced by the disaster



The Latest: Military flight evacuates quake victims

10/2/2018, 6:27:50 AM
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — The Latest on a powerful earthquake and tsunami that hit part of central Indonesia (all times local): 2 p.m. One of the first ev ✔ An earthquake and subsequent tsunami later caused heavy damage to the area ✔ 1) Satellite images show the destruction fin Indonesia as the death toll from the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the island of Sulawesi increases to over 800 , and nearly 50,000 people have been displaced by the disaster



The Latest: Australia donates quake aid, discusses more

10/2/2018, 5:37:22 AM
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — The Latest on a powerful earthquake and tsunami that hit part of central Indonesia (all times local): 12:50 p.m. Australia's gov ✔ An earthquake and subsequent tsunami later caused heavy damage to the area ✔ 1) Satellite images show the destruction fin Indonesia as the death toll from the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the island of Sulawesi increases to over 800 , and nearly 50,000 people have been displaced by the disaster



Carnage on the beach as Palu waits for more aid

10/2/2018, 7:44:35 AM
The death toll of the earthquake and tsunami in Sulawei has soared to at least 1234, with rescue workers now focused on retrieving dead bodies. ✔ Indonesian President Joko Jokowi Widodo was due to visit the disaster zone for the second time in five days on Tuesday ✔ To donate, visit Red Cross Indonesia Earthquakes and Tsunami Appeal, Oxfam Australia, care.org.au/tsunami or call 1800 020 046 - with Reuters, AP, Dana McCauley To donate, visit Red Cross Indonesia Earthquakes and Tsunami Appeal, Oxfam Australia, care.org.au/tsunami or call 1800 020 046



These Aerial Pictures Show The Horrible Destruction In The Wake Of The Indonesia Tsunami

10/2/2018, 4:53:02 AM
More than 800 people have been killed after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Indonesia and triggered a massive 10-foot tsunami. ✔ On Friday, a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, triggering a massive 10-foot tsunami that devastated the region and left more than 800 people dead ✔ As the death toll rises, officials are hoping to curb the spread of disease by burying the bodies in mass graves ✔



Tropical Storm Rosa, National League wild-card, Stormy Daniels' memoir: 5 things to know Tuesday

10/2/2018, 6:39:02 AM
Tropical Storm Rosa expected to make landfall, NL wildcard game, Stormy Daniels' memoir and more things to start your day. ✔ ALEJANDRO ZEPEDA, EPA-EFE Fullscreen Vehicles navigate a flooded 5th Street in Yuma, Ariz., Sept ✔ Petty, 66, had just finished a 40th-anniversary tour, playing arenas, festivals and an occasional stadium ✔ Their research led to the development of ipilimumab, an antibody used on patients with melanoma, an aggressive skin cancer



The Latest: Moderate quakes shake another part of Indonesia

10/2/2018, 4:03:23 AM
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — The Latest on a powerful earthquake and tsunami that hit part of central Indonesia (all times local): 10:20 a.m. Two shallow ear ✔ (DigitalGlobe, a Maxar company via AP) This photo combo of satellite images provided by DigitalGlobe shows the Petobo neighborhood of Palu, Indonesia, on Aug. 17, 2018, prior to an earthquake, left, and on Oct. 1, 2018, after an earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the area, right



Toll from Indonesia quake-tsunami tops 1,234 as desperation mounts among survivors

10/2/2018, 7:56:22 AM
The 61,000 homeless on the island of Sulawesi are struggling to escape the devastation. ✔ By Timothy McLaughlin , Stanley Widianto and Shibani Mahtani Shibani Mahtani Reporter covering Southeast Asia Email Bio Follow October 2 at 3:41 AM PASANGKAYU, Indonesia The earthquake shook their home so violently that Iffa Elia’s mother and younger sister fell to the floor, and had to crawl out the door to relative safety ✔ Widespread fuel shortages have been reported by multiple aid agencies operating across the region, hours away from the hardest-hit towns



Residents fume in decimated Indonesian city as aid lags

10/2/2018, 6:49:48 AM
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Home to hundreds of families, the Balaroa neighborhood of Indonesia's Palu city was once a patchwork of asphalted streets and tidy houses dominated by a gol ✔ PALU, Indonesia (AP) Home to hundreds of families, the Balaroa neighborhood of Indonesia's Palu city was once a patchwork of asphalted streets and tidy houses dominated by a golden domed mosque ✔ Workers labored under a broiling sun with sledgehammers and shovels to break up rubble covering victims



Udder Disaster: Cows Escape After Livestock Truck Crashes

10/2/2018, 4:53:10 AM
Dozens of cows were rounded up near an interstate highway junction north of Atlanta after a livestock truck overturned. ✔ No one was injured in any of those accidents, although several cows were hurt and some had to be tranquilized as officers tried to corral them ✔ It's the third such accident this year outside Atlanta, and the biggest yet ✔ This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed



'The smell of dead bodies is overwhelming': Volunteers comb through beachfront in Palu

10/2/2018, 5:22:13 AM
Nearly four days after a tsunami swept through here and smashed everything in its path, rescuers are left with the awful task of retrieving bodies. ✔ Photo: Amilia Rosa She lives by the beach with her aunt ✔ I don’t care about being fired or not, the work I am doing here is working for God and the payment is more satisfying than any work I could be fired from ✔ A woman limps by on crutches, one leg working and the other broken and wobbling unnaturally ✔ Hundreds of people mill about, waiting for family members to arrive or waiting to leave themselves



UPDATE: Widodo says ‘everyone must be found’ as quake toll climbs

10/2/2018, 7:01:35 AM
PALU, Indonesia--Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered more rescuers to hunt for victims of a dev ✔ We have to be very careful so we don't risk hurting any survivors when we move the debris, he said ✔ Before-and-after satellite pictures show a largely built-up neighborhood just south of Palu's airport seemingly wiped clean of all signs of life by liquefaction ✔ Sulawesi is one of the archipelago nation's five main islands



Indonesia hit by fresh quakes off island of Sumba as hunt for last week's victims continues

10/2/2018, 5:21:40 AM
Two quakes struck in quick succession off the southern coast of Indonesia's Sumba island on Tuesday morning, the United States Geological Survey said. ✔ The tsunami smashed into the seaside city of Palu, sweeping away buildings, trees, cars and those unlucky enough to lie in its path ✔ We suspect there are still some survivors trapped inside, the head of on rescue team, Agus Haryono, told Reuters at the collapsed seven-storey Hotel Roa Roa



Dear Christine Blasey Ford: you are a welcome earthquake | Rebecca Solnit

10/2/2018, 7:27:19 AM
It was made at great personal cost, but your brave testimony has had incalculable benefits for the country at large ✔ Dear Dr Christine Blasey Ford I am writing to thank you ✔ Reporting of such harassment increased dramatically, meaning far more targeted women were able to recognize their mistreatment or tried to find remedies ✔ There is a geological term, punctuated equilibrium, that proposes the Earth evolves, not steadily, but with long uneventful intervals ruptured by epochal change



Border Patrol Agent Sparked Massive Wildfire During His Baby's Elaborate Sex Reveal Party

10/2/2018, 4:54:41 AM
The Arizona man unintentionally started a wildfire in April 2017 that caused more than $8 million in damages. ✔ Approximately 242 total personnel were called to action to help manage to the Sawmill Fire, which caused more than $8 million in damages ✔ Despite the intensity and forced evacuation for nearby households, no injuries were reported and no buildings were affected during the blaze



A Gender Reveal Party Went Seriously Wrong And Ignited A Massive Wildfire In Arizona

10/2/2018, 4:14:27 AM
"I feel absolutely horrible about it," he said in court. "It was probably one of the worst days of my life." ✔ Fueled by strong, 40-mph winds and bone-dry conditions, the flames raced across state-owned land over the Santa Rita Mountains, and scorched thousands of acreage belonging to the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management ✔ The gender of his baby, however, has yet to be publicly revealed



Super Typhoon Kong-rey: Warning Taiwan could take a DIRECT HIT from weather phenomenon

10/2/2018, 5:14:04 AM
SUPER Typhoon Kong-rey will come close to Taiwan on Friday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to northern and eastern areas - and it could even make a direct hit. ✔ Strong winds in Tokyo from Typhoon Trami (Image: GETTY) As of 9pm last night (2am local time) the storm was located 1,460km east-southeast of Taiwan’s southernmost tip of Eluanbi and moving west-northwest at about 10mph ✔ These are the latest in a devastating season for the area, with Super Typhoon Mangkhut raking through the Philippines, southeastern China and Hong Kong, and Typhoon Jebi wreaking havoc in Japan



Explainer: What is liquefaction?

10/2/2018, 5:31:25 AM
Liquefied soil caused numerous buildings to collapse in the Indonesian city of P... ✔ Areas with shallow water tables and close to the sea or rivers are also susceptible to liquefaction ✔ Compared with what’s been formed naturally over a long period of time, what’s manmade has been constructed for a short period of time, where soil particles are only loosely connected to each other, said Toshitaka Kamai, professor at Kyoto University’s Disaster Prevention Research Institute ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Hurricane-force Cyclone Leslie could u-turn in Atlantic and hit Britain

10/2/2018, 7:50:01 AM
Some forecasters have warned Leslie could perform a shock U-turn and blow towards the UK, unleashing powerful gales and torrential downpours ✔ Three-day UK weather forecast Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to playTap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now Today (Tuesday) : It will be a largely cloudy but mostly dry day for many northern and eastern parts



A North Carolina County Didn't Respond To 911 Calls From Migrant Workers, After The Farm Owner Called To Say They Were "Fine"

10/2/2018, 4:14:25 AM
The owner of the farm they worked on reportedly told county officials the workers "had everything they needed." ✔ The farm workers weren't the only ones who tried to arrange rescues at the camp ✔ We’re really sorry it happened how it happened, and we wish the grower would have taken additional steps ✔ Most of them have no independent means of transportation and that can be very scary



Hunger, disease and violence: Is Somalia the worst place in the world to be a child?

10/2/2018, 7:20:35 AM
Somalis are used to hardship. ✔ With food, particularly the type of nutritious sustenance a pregnant woman needs, ever scarcer, she became malnourished and anaemic herself ✔ Newsletter promotion - global health security - end of article Protect yourself and your family by learning more about Global Health Security



Typhoon leaves 4 dead, 200 injured

10/2/2018, 4:57:32 AM
A powerful typhoon swept through the Japanese archipelago Sunday through Monday, leaving at least four people dead and 200 others injured while disrupting traffic in wide areas including Tokyo during morning rush hours. Typhoon Trami rapidly traversed eastern and northern parts of the largest main island of Honshu after making… ✔ A powerful typhoon swept through the Japanese archipelago Sunday through Monday, leaving at least four people dead and 200 others injured while disrupting traffic in wide areas including Tokyo during morning rush hours ✔ In Tottori, western Japan, a 50-year-old truck driver was killed by a landslide



Tuesday briefing: Boris Johnson takes a gambol

10/2/2018, 5:51:53 AM
Chequers critic to address Conservative conference fringe … Primera Air declares bankruptcy … and the killing of Iraq’s liberated women ✔ The US president was ostensibly making an announcement about a new trade deal with Canada and Mexico – he gave a see-what-I-did-there nod to it when he used the word loco to describe the way the press covers him ✔ If you are not already receiving it by email, make sure to subscribe



ASEAN urges accountability for violence in Myanmar's Rakhine

10/2/2018, 6:23:43 AM
Southeast Asian foreign ministers urged Myanmar to give a commission of inquiry ... ✔ The foreign ministers urged the Myanmar government that...an independent commission of inquiry...should be given a full mandate to investigate and to hold all those responsible fully accountable ✔ ASEAN, formed more than half a century ago, has historically struggled with challenges facing the region because it works only by consensus and is reluctant to get involved in any matter deemed to be internal to any of its members ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Lindsay Lohan is 'partying' and a 'nightmare to those around her'

10/2/2018, 6:32:52 AM
Lindsay Lohan may be back to her old ways, as a source told PEOPLE that the Mean Girls actress, 'hasn't changed whatsoever,'adding, she is 'still partying very hard and drinking a lot.' ✔ The woman then appeared to push the actress over, leaving the Disney star crying in shock on the side of the road ✔ Look, I am very supportive of women.'  Outspoken: The new venture comes after she slammed sexual assault accusers in a recent interview with The Times, claiming many of them are simply speaking out for 'attention' (pictured in Paris on Friday)



Analysis | Why California’s new media literacy law for schools could backfire

10/2/2018, 6:48:09 AM
The author of a Stanford University study that inspired the law explains. ✔ The Daily Telegraph used an altered image of French President Emmanuel Macron and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on May 3 ✔ Checklists offer an outdated, analog solution to a fundamentally digital challenge ✔ Consider the results from a recent study we conducted in which we observed fact-checkers at reputable news outlets as they evaluated live websites



Trump wants to burn fossil fuels with an arsonist's glee

10/2/2018, 6:15:04 AM
undefined ✔ Coastal zones worldwide will be forced into retreat ✔ And the Pentagon recognizes that rising seas threaten military bases, particularly naval installations, around the globe ✔ Indeed, the U.S. plans to add to the problem for the sake of short-term energy sector financial gains ✔ The above editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times



The EU Finally Stands Up for Itself Over US Iran Sanctions

10/2/2018, 5:13:56 AM
History may one day rule this was the fateful geopolitical moment when the European Union clinched its PhD on foreign policy. Last week, EU foreign policy head Federica Mogherini and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, announced at the UN a “special purpose vehicle” (SPV) to deal with the Trump administration’s sanctions on Iran after the US unilaterally pulled out of the JCPOA,  also known as the Iran nuclear deal. ✔ History may one day rule this was the fateful geopolitical moment when the European Union clinched its PhD on foreign policy ✔ And in a total symbiotic way, the SPV opens another path for Russia and China as well ✔ If they buckle, a potential disaster in the coming European parliamentary elections in May 2019 will become a certainty



America’s Affordable Housing Crisis Isn’t Just Hitting Cities

10/2/2018, 5:52:00 AM
Rural areas are getting crunched, too. ✔ We found almost 700 counties with rural communities that had equal to or less than 5 percent of federally subsidized units, so again there just hasn’t been much investment in these communities even through standard federal programs, said Scally ✔ If you have an idea or tip for the editorial series, send an email to thisnewworld@huffpost.com Download



Coronation Street spoilers: Two favourites fighting for their lives, Jim McDonald's secret exposed and two dramatic weddings in explosive October on the cobbles

10/2/2018, 7:42:31 AM
DJ Ryan Connor’s part in Cormac’s death is going to haunt him as his drug lord father Ronan vows revenge and chases the Connors in a dramatic car chase next week. The Sun Online can rev… ✔ So the mess they're in has become areal tangled web of lies, and this guy has threatened them all at this point and they're all in danger ✔ The soap will also feature some of its most dramatic scenes ever as the truth about Jim McDonald and his fake daughter/lover Hannah is finally revealed



14 Screen Adaptations That Outshined the Books

10/2/2018, 7:37:08 AM
“The book is better!” is the most popular comment people make in response to screen adaptations. It is believed that movies can never achieve the same degree of thoroughness as a book and adequately portray the world created by the author. However, when a talented movie director takes on an adaptation project, the story gets a new twist and sometimes becomes even more interesting than the book. ✔ 14 Screen Adaptations That Outshined the Books The book is better! is the most popular comment people make in response to screen adaptations ✔ It was translated into more than 30 languages and stayed at the top of the bestsellers list in  The Sunday Times for more than 76 weeks



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