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**More than 384 people have been confirmed dead and at least 540 injured after a [[tsunami]] triggered by a [[magnitude]] 7.5 earthquake hit [[Palu]], [[Indonesia]] on Friday. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45683630 (BBC)] |
**More than 384 people have been confirmed dead and at least 540 injured after a [[tsunami]] triggered by a [[magnitude]] 7.5 earthquake hit [[Palu]], [[Indonesia]] on Friday. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45683630 (BBC)] |
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*A [[Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone#|Mediterranean Sea tropical-like cyclone]] (also known as a "Medicane") struck [[Greece]] near [[Kalamata]], causing power outages and gale force winds near the capital [[Athens]]. In the storm's formative stages, heavy rains killed four people in [[Tunisia]].([https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Tropical-Storm-Medicane-Hits-Greece Weather Underground], [https://weather.com/news/weather/news/2018-09-28-mediterranean-medicane-hurricane-greece-turkey The Weather Channel]) |
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Revision as of 15:28, 29 September 2018
September 29, 2018 (Saturday)
Disasters and accidents
- A Mediterranean Sea tropical-like cyclone (also known as a "Medicane") struck Greece near Kalamata, causing power outages and gale force winds near the capital Athens. In the storm's formative stages, heavy rains killed four people in Tunisia.(Weather Underground, The Weather Channel)