CitizenVectron Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Video of it hitting. Jesus Christ: https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1045646566487281664/pu/vid/352x640/xGKOIxG_TgYozK23.mp4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/09/28/breaking-video-shows-tsunami-hitting-palu-after-7-7-magnitude-quake.html Not much news out yet, most of the coastal infrastructure is likely down. 7.5 magnitude, it was a two-storey wall of water that hit at 75mph. There was an earlier smaller wave that hit, so hopefully people in developed areas had evacuated to concrete structures higher up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 The earthquake that spawned it was a 7.7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spawn_of_Apathy Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 That camera work is shitty. Where's a CNN reporter to stand in the middle of the street while a steady cam is pointed at them, when you need one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 I can’t imagine seeing such a thing in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Those people were lucky to be on a strong enough structure high enough up off the ground. I'm sure there were a lot of people who weren't so lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 That's a lot of water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 16 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: That's a lot of water. One of the wettest tsunamis we've witnessed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Very sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Indonesian officials: death toll could reach into the thousands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69los Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 At least they admit it's in the thousands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Death toll now stands at 1,350. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 A volcano on the island has started to erupt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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