After Aceh and Yogya, Pangandaraan need help

Rescue workers are searching for survivors of a tsunami that struck Java, killing at least 341 people.
Nearly 230 people are missing and many thousands of others have been displaced, Indonesian officials said.
The tsunami was triggered by a 7.7 magnitude undersea earthquake that struck off the resort of Pangandaran on Monday, causing a 2m-high wave.
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Pangandaran hit by earthquake

An earthquake sent a 6-foot-high tsunami crashing into beach resorts on Java island Monday, killing at least 86 people, leaving scores missing and sending thousands fleeing to higher ground, officials, witnesses and media reports said.
Regional bulletins that the 7.7-magnitude undersea earthquake was strong enough to send a killer wave steaming toward the country worst hit [...]

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