Indonesia: More than 400 killed by twin disaster

The death toll from Indonesia’s tsunami and volcano eruption rose to more than 400 today as more bodies were recovered.

The death toll from Indonesia’s tsunami and volcano eruption rose to more than 400 today as more bodies were recovered.

Fisherman Joni Sageru said he was jolted awake by the powerful earthquake and ran with his neighbours to high ground, then watched as the sea first receded, then came roaring back “like a big wall” that swept away their entire village.

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