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48 dead, hundreds injured in tsunami-hit Indonesian city: disaster agency

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Published Sat, Sep 29, 2018 · 05:05 AM

[JAKARTA] At least 48 people were killed by a quake-tsunami in an Indonesian city, the country's disaster agency said Saturday, announcing its first official death toll.

The agency added that another 356 people were injured in Palu on Sulawesi island where waves as high as 1.5 metres slammed into the city of about 350,000 people.

AFP

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