Poll of the Day > Strong earthquakes and tsunami hit Indonesia's western Sulawesi island.

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WastelandCowboy 09/28/18 3:26:58 PM #1:	https://www.npr.org/2018/09/28/652489085/strong-quake-hits-along-indonesias-western-sulawesi-island Updated at 3:14 p.m. ET Powerful earthquakes struck along the western coast of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggering a tsunami that reportedly caused damage in two cities. The U.S. Geological Survey said a 7.5 magnitude quake just six miles deep hit a sparsely populated area in the early evening. The epicenter was about 50 miles north of Palu. The strong quake followed a milder 6.1 magnitude temblor hours earlier in the same area. That temblor destroyed some houses, killing at least one person and injuring about 10 others, Reuters reports. More than a dozen other earthquakes with a magnitude of at least 5.0 hit the same area of Sulawesi over the course of several hours, the USGS said. Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) initially announced that the largest quake was "not capable of generating a tsunami affecting the Indian Ocean region." However, agency chief Dwikorita Karnawati later told Reuters that a tsunami had struck the city of Palu, located on the Makassar Strait, which connects the Celebes and Java seas. "The 1.5- to 2-meter [6 1/2-foot] tsunami has receded," Karnawati told the news service. "The situation is chaotic, people are running on the streets and buildings collapsed. There is a ship washed ashore." An official of the Central Sulawesi Museum in Palu told The Jakarta Post, "Yes, there was a smashing of seawater." Then, the newspaper reported, the phone connection "broke down." National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said the city of Donggala was also hit by the tsunami, The Associated Press reported. "The cut to telecommunications and darkness are hampering efforts to obtain information," he said, according to the AP. "All national potential will be deployed, and tomorrow morning we will deploy Hercules and helicopters to provide assistance in tsunami-affected areas." Indonesian officials said it wasn't immediately clear whether there were fatalities from the tsunami. The devastating South Asian tsunami in 2004 brought waves that witnesses in Aceh Province, Indonesia, said were 50 to 70 feet tall, NPR reported. As NPR's Mark Memmott has noted, "an estimated 230,000 people died after an earthquake triggered a massive tsunami that devastated South Asian coasts from Indonesia to Thailand, Sri Lanka and India." In August, dozens of people were killed in an earthquake that struck Indonesia's Lombok island. <cite>WastelandCowboy posted [p:909614594] in Strong ear... [t:77048877]...</cite> <quote>https://www.npr.org/2018/09/28/652489085/strong-quake-hits-along-indonesias-western-sulawesi-island <quote>Updated at 3:14 p.m. ET Powerful earthquakes struck along the western coast of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggering a tsunami that reportedly caused damage in two cities. The U.S. Geological Survey said a 7.5 magnitude quake just six miles deep hit a sparsely populated area in the early evening. The epicenter was about 50 miles north of Palu. The strong quake followed a milder 6.1 magnitude temblor hours earlier in the same area. That temblor destroyed some houses, killing at least one person and injuring about 10 others, Reuters reports. More than a dozen other earthquakes with a magnitude of at least 5.0 hit the same area of Sulawesi over the course of several hours, the USGS said. Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) initially announced that the largest quake was "not capable of generating a tsunami affecting the Indian Ocean region." However, agency chief Dwikorita Karnawati later told Reuters that a tsunami had struck the city of Palu, located on the Makassar Strait, which connects the Celebes and Java seas. "The 1.5- to 2-meter [6 1/2-foot] tsunami has receded," Karnawati told the news service. "The situation is chaotic, people are running on the streets and buildings collapsed. There is a ship washed ashore." An official of the Central Sulawesi Museum in Palu told The Jakarta Post, "Yes, there was a smashing of seawater." Then, the newspaper reported, the phone connection "broke down." National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said the city of Donggala was also hit by the tsunami, The Associated Press reported. "The cut to telecommunications and darkness are hampering efforts to obtain information," he said, according to the AP. "All national potential will be deployed, and tomorrow morning we will deploy Hercules and helicopters to provide assistance in tsunami-affected areas." Indonesian officials said it wasn't immediately clear whether there were fatalities from the tsunami. The devastating South Asian tsunami in 2004 brought waves that witnesses in Aceh Province, Indonesia, said were 50 to 70 feet tall, NPR reported. As NPR's Mark Memmott has noted, "an estimated 230,000 people died after an earthquake triggered a massive tsunami that devastated South Asian coasts from Indonesia to Thailand, Sri Lanka and India." In August, dozens of people were killed in an earthquake that struck Indonesia's Lombok island.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Andromicus 09/28/18 3:28:04 PM #2:	doesn't watch the news Hmm why isn't the media talking about this? --- PotD's official master braider <cite>Andromicus posted [p:909614658] in Strong ear... [t:77048877]...</cite> <quote>doesn't watch the news Hmm why isn't the media talking about this? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WastelandCowboy 09/28/18 8:33:39 PM #3:	Because they only care about things that affect Americans. People living in Indonesia likely aren't American. <cite>WastelandCowboy posted [p:909631361] in Strong ear... [t:77048877]...</cite> <quote>Because they only care about things that affect Americans. People living in Indonesia likely aren't American.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheWorstPoster 09/28/18 8:35:15 PM #4:	Nobody knows, or cares, what is going on there. When I told the Indonesian girl I liked that, she got upset that we Americans knew little, or cared little, about that country. <cite>TheWorstPoster posted [p:909631437] in Strong ear... [t:77048877]...</cite> <quote>Nobody knows, or cares, what is going on there. When I told the Indonesian girl I liked that, she got upset that we Americans knew little, or cared little, about that country.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WastelandCowboy 09/28/18 8:41:42 PM #5:	TheWorstPoster posted... we Americans knew little, or cared little, about that country. Speak for yourself. <cite>WastelandCowboy posted [p:909631749] in Strong ear... [t:77048877]...</cite> <quote><cite>TheWorstPoster posted...</cite> <quote>we Americans knew little, or cared little, about that country.</quote> Speak for yourself.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 09/28/18 8:48:19 PM #6:	WastelandCowboy posted... TheWorstPoster posted... we Americans knew little, or cared little, about that country. Speak for yourself. Seriously Ive never heard of that place so its impossible to have empathy for people suffering, dying, and going through hardships --- If they drag you through the mud, it doesnt change whats in your blood <cite>Mead posted [p:909632087] in Strong ear... [t:77048877]...</cite> <quote><cite>WastelandCowboy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>TheWorstPoster posted...</cite> <quote>we Americans knew little, or cared little, about that country.</quote> Speak for yourself.</quote> Seriously Ive never heard of that place so its impossible to have empathy for people suffering, dying, and going through hardships</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WastelandCowboy 09/28/18 8:51:02 PM #7:	Mead posted... WastelandCowboy posted... TheWorstPoster posted... we Americans knew little, or cared little, about that country. Speak for yourself. Seriously Ive never heard of that place so its impossible to have empathy for people suffering, dying, and going through hardships Probably doesn't help that TheWorstPoster/ICOYAR has the sympathetic capacity of a gnat's left nut. Previous comparison was too generous. <cite>WastelandCowboy posted [p:909632213] in Strong ear... [t:77048877]...</cite> <quote><cite>Mead posted...</cite> <quote><cite>WastelandCowboy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>TheWorstPoster posted...</cite> <quote>we Americans knew little, or cared little, about that country.</quote> Speak for yourself.</quote> Seriously Ive never heard of that place so its impossible to have empathy for people suffering, dying, and going through hardships</quote> Probably doesn't help that TheWorstPoster/ICOYAR has the sympathetic capacity of a gnat's left nut. Previous comparison was too generous.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheWorstPoster 09/28/18 8:53:42 PM #8:	WastelandCowboy posted... Mead posted... WastelandCowboy posted... TheWorstPoster posted... we Americans knew little, or cared little, about that country. Speak for yourself. Seriously Ive never heard of that place so its impossible to have empathy for people suffering, dying, and going through hardships Probably doesn't help that TheWorstPoster/ICOYAR has the sympathetic capacity of a gnat's left nut. Previous comparison was too generous. I never said that. I only said that we don't know too much about that country, and are mostly ignorant as to what goes on there. <cite>TheWorstPoster posted [p:909632323] in Strong ear... [t:77048877]...</cite> <quote><cite>WastelandCowboy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Mead posted...</cite> <quote><cite>WastelandCowboy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>TheWorstPoster posted...</cite> <quote>we Americans knew little, or cared little, about that country.</quote> Speak for yourself.</quote> Seriously Ive never heard of that place so its impossible to have empathy for people suffering, dying, and going through hardships</quote> Probably doesn't help that TheWorstPoster/ICOYAR has the sympathetic capacity of a gnat's left nut. Previous comparison was too generous.</quote> I never said that. I only said that we don't know too much about that country, and are mostly ignorant as to what goes on there.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WastelandCowboy 09/28/18 8:58:03 PM #9:	TheWorstPoster posted... I never said that. I only said that we don't know too much about that country, and are mostly ignorant as to what goes on there. You literally just said TheWorstPoster posted... Nobody knows, or cares, what is going on there. In your words, "Nobody ... cares what is going on there." "There" referencing Indonesia. <cite>WastelandCowboy posted [p:909632552] in Strong ear... [t:77048877]...</cite> <quote><cite>TheWorstPoster posted...</cite> <quote>I never said that. I only said that we don't know too much about that country, and are mostly ignorant as to what goes on there.</quote> You literally just said <cite>TheWorstPoster posted...</cite> <quote>Nobody knows, or cares, what is going on there.</quote> In your words, "Nobody ... cares what is going on there." "There" referencing Indonesia.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheWorstPoster 09/28/18 8:59:19 PM #10:	WastelandCowboy posted... In your words, "Nobody ... cares what is going on there." "There" referencing Indonesia. Compared to other countries. The media never focuses as to what is going on there. At all. Fourth most populous country, but still obscure to most people. And you are also fake news. I said TheWorstPoster posted... we Americans knew little, or cared little, about that country. NOT WastelandCowboy posted... TheWorstPoster posted... Nobody knows, or cares, what is going on there. Stop trying to turn me into an asshole for saying stuff I never said. <cite>TheWorstPoster posted [p:909632617] in Strong ear... [t:77048877]...</cite> <quote><cite>WastelandCowboy posted...</cite> <quote> In your words, "Nobody ... cares what is going on there." "There" referencing Indonesia.</quote> Compared to other countries. The media never focuses as to what is going on there. At all. Fourth most populous country, but still obscure to most people. And you are also fake news. I said <cite>TheWorstPoster posted...</cite> <quote>we Americans knew little, or cared little, about that country. </quote> NOT <cite>WastelandCowboy posted...</cite> <quote> TheWorstPoster posted... Nobody knows, or cares, what is going on there.</quote> Stop trying to turn me into an asshole for saying stuff I never said.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WastelandCowboy 09/28/18 9:04:41 PM #11:	TheWorstPoster posted... WastelandCowboy posted... In your words, "Nobody ... cares what is going on there." "There" referencing Indonesia. Compared to other countries. The media never focuses as to what is going on there. At all. Fourth most populous country, but still obscure to most people. And you are also fake news. I said TheWorstPoster posted... we Americans knew little, or cared little, about that country. NOT WastelandCowboy posted... TheWorstPoster posted... Nobody knows, or cares, what is going on there. Stop trying to turn me into an asshole for saying stuff I never said. Holy crap dude. And you deleted it? Why? You told an Indonesian girl that nobody knows or cares about Indonesia. And you thought this would make her like you, since you liked her to begin with? <cite>WastelandCowboy posted [p:909632862] in Strong ear... [t:77048877]...</cite> <quote><cite>TheWorstPoster posted...</cite> <quote><cite>WastelandCowboy posted...</cite> <quote> In your words, "Nobody ... cares what is going on there." "There" referencing Indonesia.</quote> Compared to other countries. The media never focuses as to what is going on there. At all. Fourth most populous country, but still obscure to most people. And you are also fake news. I said <cite>TheWorstPoster posted...</cite> <quote>we Americans knew little, or cared little, about that country. </quote> NOT <cite>WastelandCowboy posted...</cite> <quote> TheWorstPoster posted... Nobody knows, or cares, what is going on there.</quote> Stop trying to turn me into an asshole for saying stuff I never said.</quote> Holy crap dude. And you deleted it? Why? You told an Indonesian girl that nobody knows or cares about Indonesia. And you thought this would make her like you, since you liked her to begin with?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SunWuKung420 09/28/18 9:07:36 PM #12:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY" data-time=" --- "Men have to restrain themselves around other men to avoid an outright punch out"- Kyuubi4269 9/17/18 PSN - SunWuKung420 <cite>SunWuKung420 posted [p:909633002] in Strong ear... [t:77048877]...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY" data-time="</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheWorstPoster 09/28/18 9:14:16 PM #13:	WastelandCowboy posted... Holy crap dude. And you deleted it? Why? You told an Indonesian girl that nobody knows or cares about Indonesia. And you thought this would make her like you, since you liked her to begin with? I was telling her the truth. And I forgot about the first sentence, which made me sound like a hypocritical asshole, even though that was not what I was meaning instead. I type without thinking. And whenever I do think, it's bad for everyone. And when I said "nobody", I meant the average American. Not anybody else, all because the country is still obscure to us, even though it's the fourth most populated one. <cite>TheWorstPoster posted [p:909633359] in Strong ear... [t:77048877]...</cite> <quote><cite>WastelandCowboy posted...</cite> <quote> Holy crap dude. And you deleted it? Why? You told an Indonesian girl that nobody knows or cares about Indonesia. And you thought this would make her like you, since you liked her to begin with?</quote> I was telling her the truth. And I forgot about the first sentence, which made me sound like a hypocritical asshole, even though that was not what I was meaning instead. I type without thinking. And whenever I do think, it's bad for everyone. And when I said "nobody", I meant the average American. Not anybody else, all because the country is still obscure to us, even though it's the fourth most populated one.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 09/28/18 10:23:59 PM #14:	WastelandCowboy posted... Indonesian officials said it wasn't immediately clear whether there were fatalities from the tsunami. How often are there non-fatal tsunamis? Oo Andromicus posted... Hmm why isn't the media talking about this? Because something a judge might have done when he was a minor is juicier. WastelandCowboy posted... Because they only care about things that affect Americans. People living in Indonesia likely aren't American. Whoa, hold on, there, cowboy, you mean there are places outside America? --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:909636525] in Strong ear... [t:77048877]...</cite> <quote><cite>WastelandCowboy posted...</cite> <quote>Indonesian officials said it wasn't immediately clear whether there were fatalities from the tsunami.</quote> How often are there non-fatal tsunamis? Oo <cite>Andromicus posted...</cite> <quote>Hmm why isn't the media talking about this? </quote> Because something a judge might have done when he was a minor is juicier. <cite>WastelandCowboy posted...</cite> <quote>Because they only care about things that affect Americans. People living in Indonesia likely aren't American.</quote> Whoa, hold on, there, cowboy, you mean there are places outside America? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pipebomb_phil 09/29/18 12:49:30 PM #15:	Deathtoll is at 384 and counting. --- #pipebomb_phil https://imgur.com/atWQoAs <cite>pipebomb_phil posted [p:909661253] in Strong ear... [t:77048877]...</cite> <quote>Deathtoll is at 384 and counting.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 09/29/18 9:49:55 PM #16:	pipebomb_phil posted... Deathtoll is at 384 and counting. Pretty damn depressing, tbh. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:909686569] in Strong ear... [t:77048877]...</cite> <quote><cite>pipebomb_phil posted...</cite> <quote>Deathtoll is at 384 and counting.</quote> Pretty damn depressing, tbh.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CacciatoPart3 09/29/18 10:02:03 PM #17:	TheWorstPoster posted... whenever I do think, it's bad for everyone. Hey something we can agree on --- "Why the f* do you think I'm gay bro I'm not fing gay. I love p***, I'm in deep love with the female anatomy" - Nomak54/-Komaiko54- <cite>CacciatoPart3 posted [p:909687188] in Strong ear... [t:77048877]...</cite> <quote><cite>TheWorstPoster posted...</cite> <quote>whenever I do think, it's bad for everyone.</quote> Hey something we can agree on</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Poll of the Day > Strong earthquakes and tsunami hit Indonesia's western Sulawesi island. (+) Yeah! (+)

Poll of the Day > Strong earthquakes and tsunami hit Indonesia's western Sulawesi island.