Indonesia Tsunami Deaths Increase After Sumatra Quake

More than 100 people have been killed by a tidal wave of Sumatra, Indonesia in the wake of an earthquake off the coast, many people are missing since.

Scores of houses near the Mentawai islands on the ocean floor below 20km (13 miles) after the earthquake of 7.7 magnitude struck, was destroyed by the waves.

Island ten villages were swept away by the tsunami, disaster officials said the AFP news agency.

Damage and rough weather to reach the affected areas are trying to delay.

Members of the Mentawai Islands Hendri Satoko Street, Metro TV, said: "The Crisis Center, 108 people were killed in the latest data still missing, and 502 showed that."

He is missing some of the family could flee to higher ground and were afraid to return to his home, said.

Health ministry officials so far 113 bodies have been found in that area, AP news agency said of the communication.

Search and rescue operation was severely hampered by bad weather, officials in Jakarta have told the BBC's Karishma Vaswani.

Heavy rain on the island of South Pagai pier has been destroyed because of the system can not reach an area with a helicopter does not have access to the boat.

Poor communication is also hard to get precise information the authorities, and we will add the news.

After the disaster, thousands of people start differentiating, Mt Merapi volcano in Central Java, as soon as the withdrawal comes around.

But seismologists these two cases are related as there is very little chance.
Body bags

The west coast of the Sumatra earthquake late on Monday will be pressed. Mentawai islands surrounding the tsunami warning system in place, but there is the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a local tsunami warning.

It later "significant tsunami," said did not occur. As soon as the waves no longer expected, the region is still experiencing strong aftershocks, but the alarm now, has been canceled.

Witness a wave of serious injury or village completely washed away by the earthquake, they say created.

North and South Islands of Pagai Pagai has been reported particularly badly affected.

Waves (10 feet) high, 600m 3m reached the island of South Pagai Mudjiharto swept far inland the water horse - the only one of many Indonesians, goes by the name that the head of Indonesia's Health Ministry crisis center.

His 200 body bags were needed if they were being sent to the said area.

"10 villages are swept by the tsunami," National Disaster Management Agency spokeswoman said the AFP Agolo Suparto.

In the southern coastal town of Betu Monga Pagai Hardimansyah that most of the buildings, with local chapters of the Department of Fisheries official, told Reuters by telephone had been destroyed.

"200 people living in the town of 10,040 has been identified - 160 mostly women and children still missing," he said.

"We have so many people crying. Swept away and can not hold their children here who has reported on security posts."

In the Mentawai Islands Heri Suprapto Kepuhargo head of the village, 372 in three towns, "very weak" people have been evacuated, said the BBC's Indonesian service.

"Traffic will be done every time a refuge for people in good health, the town is ready. Preparing for a motorcycle and small car based on how the individual can withdraw."

Indonesian vice president and health minister on Wednesday to travel to the affected area are prepared.

'White Water Wall

Hale's group of Australians caught up in the water, their boat was destroyed by the wall to explain how.

When the waves came, Captain Rick Hallet had fixed his boat to shore, said the Australian media.

"We ship within a few minutes ... and then feeling a little under a shake, and we heard the roar of the Almighty," he said.

"I immediately thought of the tsunami that we went out to sea and the white wall of water coming towards us, I saw," he said.

The waves crashed into another boat to get them, they jumped into the sea, forcing the recall ratdago fire.

Some of the board in the 200m inland by the waves until the jyeoteuna, he said.

Meanwhile, another boat in Australia, Southern Cross of the crew - nearly 24 hours after the earthquake are missing - well, the Australian media, was found safe.

Nine Australians on board a Japanese man loses his wireless signal late Tuesday, but made contact with their tour company, Australia's Aap news agency reported.

The vast Indonesian archipelago, the Pacific ring of fire, earthquakes and volcanoes in the world for one of the most active areas are sitting on.

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