393420 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://indianexpress.com/article/world/scientists-surprised-by-power-of-indonesia-tsunami-5380712/People search through debris in a residential area following an earthquake and tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia September 30, 2018 (Photo via Reuters) Scientists expressed surprise at the size of the tsunami that devastated the Indonesian city of Palu on Friday, saying an earthquake like....Mon, 01 Oct 2018 05:03:00 +0200expressindia-13f3f78eb82809ef723865922a316dfe20181001050300https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/scientists-surprised-by-power-of-indonesia-tsunamiCatastrophic tsunamis are often the result of megathrust earthquakes, when huge sections of the earth's crust are deformed, moving vertically along a fault. This suddenly displaces enormous amounts of water, creating waves that can travel at high speed across ocean basins and cause destruction thousands of kilometres from the quake's origin.Mon, 01 Oct 2018 04:50:00 +0200straitstimesSG-a6549a1a21d4ddd1a55dd104451d965a20181001045000http://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2018/10/01/toll-passes-800-ph-commiserates/Rescue officials feared the full scale of Indonesia’s earthquake and tsunami could climb far past the more than 800 already confirmed dead, as several large coastal towns remained cut off Sunday by damaged roads and downed communication lines. The country’s disaster agency said the death toll more....Mon, 01 Oct 2018 04:33:00 +0200tribuneonline-3fea1b1929698d3e383790b12814be1b20181001043300https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/hundreds-killed-after-tsunami-earthquake-hit-indonesia/uUcwd0i1GvbptngkWYdb7J/More than 800 people were killed when they were either swept away by the powerful tsunami or died from injuries sustained in the massive earthquake. Indonesian authorities expect the death toll to continue rising as rubble is cleared away in the devastated towns. Update 7:30 p.m. EDT Sept.Mon, 01 Oct 2018 04:23:00 +0200daytondailynews-4e890e89039ceee8d5d650f7256c573920181001042300