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Tsunami in Indonesia, killing at least 40 dead


The movement of 7.7 ° is regsitró yesterday and hit the west coast, which caused a tsunami
several islands . Some 380 missing people find me

At least 160 people, mostly women and children, are missing in Indonesia village hit by a tidal wave following an earthquake caused off the coast of Sumatra triggered a tsunami in the area, authorities said.

At least 40 people died and 380 remain missing after an earthquake hit last night the sea off the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, officials said Monday.
A spokesman for the National Disaster Management Agency quoted Antara confirmed the discovery of 40 bodies and said he expected the death toll will increase in the coming hours.
The area in question is located about 240 km west of Bengkulu on Sumatra island and 280 km south of Padang, in an area frequented by tourists.
The magnitude 7.5 quake occurred 78 km west of South Pagai, in the Mentawai islands, on Monday night and destroyed most buildings in the coastal town of Betu Monga said Hardimansyah, the official responsible regional branch of the Department of Fisheries.


"Of the 200 people who live in that town, has found only 40. 160 remain missing, mostly women and children," he told Reuters by telephone. "

" We expect there will be people who need food and shelter supplies. It's raining very heavily, the wind is very strong, "he said. Mudjiarto responsible for the disaster response unit of the Ministry of Health, told Reuters that they had found two bodies near the island of Sipora and there were several still missing.