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JAKARTA, Indonesia 鈥?A tsunami apparently caused by the eruption of an island volcano killed at least 43 people around Indonesias Sunda Strait, sending a wall of water crashing some 65 feet inland and sweeping away hundreds of houses including hotels, the government and witnesses said.Some 600 people have been reported injured when the tsunami hit 9:27 p.m. Saturday, the Disaster Management Agency said.Scientists from Indonesias Meteorology and Geophysics agency said it could have been caused by undersea landslides from the eruption of Anak Krakatau, a volcanic island formed over years from the nearby Krakatau volcano. They also cited tidal waves caused by the full moon. I had to run, as the wave pass stanley cup ed the beach and landed 15-20 meters inland, Norwegian Oystein Lund Andersen wrote on Facebook. He said he was taking pictures of the volcano when he suddenly saw a big wave come toward him. Next wave entered the hotel area where I was staying and downed cars on the road behind it. Managed to evacuate with my family to higher ground trough forest paths stanley kubek and villages, where we are taken care of by the locals. Were unharmed, thankfully. The worst affected area stanley becher was the Pandeglang region of Banten province in Java, which encompasses the Ujung Kulon National Park and popular beaches, the disaster agency said. Of the deaths, 33 were in Pandeglang.In the city of Bandar Lampung on southern Sumatra, hundreds of residents took refuge at the governors office.Alif, a resident in Pandeglang Foym NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn t happen this week
JERUSALEM 鈥?Looking to redu stanley cup ce tensions at a Jerusalem holy site that set off weeks of Mideast violence, U.S. Secretary of State stanley termos John Kerry announced Saturday that Israel and Jordan had agreed on steps, including round-the-clock video monitoring, to bring an end to the unrest.But the announcement contained few details on how the monitoring system would work, and it was not immediately clear whether it would be enough to calm the unrest that has raised fears that the region is on the brink of a new round of heavy fighting.Late Saturday, Israel said it welcomed increased coordination with the Jordanians. There was no immediate Palestinian reaction.Kerry had spent several days holding talks with Israeli and Arab leaders, capping his efforts with meetings Saturday with the Palestinians and Jordan. Kerry said King Abdullah II of Jordan suggested the monitoring and that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted. All the violence and the incitement to violence must stop. Leaders must lead, Kerry told reporters in the Jordanian capital after meeting with the king stanley polska and with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.Clashes erupted at the holy site last month over rumors that Israel was expanding its presence at the sensitive Jerusalem shrine, revered by both Muslims and Jews.The violence quickly spread across Israel, and into the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In the past five weeks, 10 Israelis have been killed in Palestinian attacks, mostly stabbings, while 49 Palestinians have been kil |
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