Disaster Mentawai, 370 Died 338 Missing

PADANG - The death toll from the Tsunami in the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra (Sumatra), increased to 370 people. While people continue to dwindle away as more and more are found to be 338 people from more than 500 people earlier.

"The death toll was 370 people and killed 338 people," said Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) West Sumatra, who was contacted by telephone gengamnya Republika, Thursday (28/10) night.

The refugees who suffered as many as 265 people were seriously injured, slightly injured 140 people and displaced as many as 4,000 the number of heads of households.

Mentawai tsunamis occur after an earthquake measuring 7.2 Richter scale (SR) occurred on Monday (25/10) last. New tsunami was detected on the next day because of the lack of monitors sea waves in the Mentawai Islands.

The monitor ocean waves on the beach just installed around the city of Padang. That was not functioning at the time of the earthquake occurrence.