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Indonesia steps up race to find survivors as quake toll passes 1,200
MSN / Reuters ^ | October 2, 2018

Posted on 10/02/2018 7:21:43 AM PDT by SMGFan

PALU, Indonesia, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Indonesia is in a race against time to save victims of a devastating earthquake and tsunami on Sulawesi island, the government said on Tuesday, as the official death toll rose to more than 1,200 and looting fueled fears of lawlessness.

Four days after the double disaster struck, officials feared the toll could soar, as most of the confirmed dead had come from Palu, a small city 1,500 km (930 miles) northeast of Jakarta.

Some remote areas have been largely cut off after Friday's 7.5 magnitude quake triggered tsunami waves, destroying roads and bridges, and their losses have yet to be determined.

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I guess these are honest fatality numbers whereas Puerto Rico numbers were fake?
1 posted on 10/02/2018 7:21:43 AM PDT by SMGFan
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To: SMGFan

The most seismically active zone in the world....

Prayers for those suffering....


2 posted on 10/02/2018 7:37:50 AM PDT by onedoug
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"...Indonesia earthquake..."


Indonesia is over 90% Muslim.
Allahu Akbar! Muhammad must have wanted this.


3 posted on 10/02/2018 8:04:53 AM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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Sniff, sniff. Animal torture is entertainment there.

My give a darn is broken beyond repair.

4 posted on 10/02/2018 8:07:11 AM PDT by MarMema
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To: Blue Jays

Indonesia is NOT over 90% muslim.


5 posted on 10/02/2018 8:08:17 AM PDT by punchamullah
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"...Indonesia is NOT over 90% Muslim..."


OK, so it is closer to 95% Muslim. Big deal.

6 posted on 10/02/2018 8:11:20 AM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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Indonesia is 87% Muslim. See Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia


7 posted on 10/02/2018 8:14:14 AM PDT by WashingtonSource
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"...Indonesia is 87% Muslim..."


From percentage calculations made in 2010 about the largest Muslim population on the globe.
Hello...it is approaching 2019 now. You seriously think that percentage magically got lower?


8 posted on 10/02/2018 8:25:48 AM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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Nah, no magic. The figure of 87% is the percentage who claim to be Muslim. The law here requires that you declare yourself to be one of seven approved religions, and millions of people who do not practice any religion or are not one of the approved beliefs say they are Muslim just to get along. 80-82% is a more accurate estimate.


9 posted on 10/02/2018 8:39:23 AM PDT by punchamullah
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Local news here (Midwest US) had a brief piece saying the Tsunami was as much as 20 ft. high. I had heard 2 meters - roughly a 3rd of that. Of course a location getting a 20 ft. tsunami might be reporting in later — still, is the 20 ft. confirmed? That’s a heck of a thing to try to get away from with little or no warning.


10 posted on 10/02/2018 10:29:57 AM PDT by Paul R.
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The share of Christians may be higher and Muslims lower, as there have been a lot of conversions to Christianity.

A survey in 2015 found that 6 million living Christians in Indonesia had converted from Islam. See here: http://www.academia.edu/16338087/Believers_in_Christ_from_a_Muslim_Background_A_Global_Census


11 posted on 10/02/2018 11:15:11 AM PDT by WashingtonSource
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