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A house is destroyed by a tsunami in the West Java seaside resort of Pangandaran, one of the areas hardest hit by the killer waves, July 17, 2006. A strong tsunami, caused by an undersea earthquake off the south coast of Java islands in Indonesia, killed over 100 people on Monday, 77 people also are reported missing and thousands more are fleeing to higher ground, a local Red Cross official said.
An old woman and her daughter, who survived the tsunami, hug and cry, in the West Java seaside resort of Pangandaran, one of the areas hardest hit by the killer waves, July 17, 2006. A strong tsunami, caused by an undersea earthquake off the south coast of Java islands in Indonesia, killed over 100 people on Monday, 77 people also are reported missing and thousands more are fleeing to higher ground, a local Red Cross official said.
The body of a tsunami victim is found on the Pangandaran beach in West Java Province, Indonesia, July 18, 2006. A strong tsunami, caused by an undersea earthquake off the south coast of Java islands in Indonesia, killed over 100 people on Monday, 77 people also are reported missing and thousands more are fleeing to higher ground, a local Red Cross official said.
An injured woman is treated at a local medical station in Pangandaran, West Java Province, Indonesia, July18, 2006. A strong tsunami, caused by an undersea earthquake off the south coast of Java islands in Indonesia, killed over 100 people on Monday, 77 people also are reported missing and thousands more are fleeing to higher ground, a local Red Cross official said.
Relatives of a tsunami victim grieve in Pangandaran, West Java Province, Indonesia, July 18, 2006.A strong tsunami, caused by an undersea earthquake off the south coast of Java islands in Indonesia, killed over 100 people on Monday, 77 people also are reported missing and thousands more are fleeing to higher ground, a local Red Cross official said.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono attends a press conference in Jakarta, July 17. The president has asked leaders of regions above the tectonic crust like Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi and Papua, to step up alertness to anticipate quake and subsequent tsunami which may happen expectedly. A strong tsunami, caused by an undersea earthquake off the south coast of Java islands in Indonesia, killed over 100 people on Monday, 77 people also are reported missing and thousands more are fleeing to higher ground, a local Red Cross official said.
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