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Tsunami Hits Indonesia, Leaving More Than 300 Dead

Hospitals and rescuers are struggling to deal with the aftermath of a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that triggered an unexpected tsunami that struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
Medical team members help patients outside a hospital after an earthquake and a tsunami hit Palu, on Sulawesi island on September 29, 2018.

Hospitals and rescuers are struggling to deal with the aftermath of a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that triggered an unexpected tsunami in the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, killing at least 384 people.

Indonesian disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said bodies of some victims were found trapped

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