Tuesday, 18 July 2006 @ 12:47pm.
An earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the southern coast of Java yesterday afternoon. Today’s Jakarta Post states, “A series of earthquakes, the strongest measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale — the U.S. Geological Survey put the quake at 7.2 — triggered a tsunami that reached as high as four meters along parts of the southern coast.” The towns of Pangandaran, Cilacap, and Kebumen, as well as Samas and Parangtritis beaches in Yogyakarta were especially affected. Pangandaran and the Yogya beaches in particular are popular with local tourists. I hope all of the families in those areas recover quickly and as well as possible.
“Dozens killed in Java tsunami” (The Jakarta Post)
“200 perish in Java quake, tsunami” (CNN)
“Java tsunami death toll increases” (BBC)
