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"Death Toll From Indonesia's Quake, Tsunami Up To 1,234" [1]

"JAKARTA - The confirmed death toll from an earthquake and tsunami on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island has risen to 1,234, from 844, the national disaster mitigation agency said on Tuesday.

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake on Friday triggered tsunami waves as high as six meters (20 feet), which swept ashore at the small city of Palu, on the west coast of Sulawesi."

Reuters had the story October 2, 2018. [2]

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Australia & Oceania [4]
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Source: Reuters [2], 10/02/2018
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/death-toll-indonesias-quake-tsunami-1234 [2] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-quake-toll/death-toll-from-indonesias-quake-tsunami-up-to-1234-disaster-agency-idUSKCN1MC0M1 [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [4] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/australia-oceania [5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81