Tsunami death toll rises to 'about 20'
A powerful earthquake sent a two-metre tsunami crashing into beach resorts along Indonesia’s Java island today, killing about 20 people and causing extensive damage to hotels, restaurants and homes.
Thousands of people fled to higher ground along a 110-mile stretch of the densely populated island’s southern coast, some shouting “tsunami, tsunami” and climbing trees or crowding into mosques to pray.
