Indonesia tsunami sweeps away 10 villages


At least 113 people were killed and more than 500 missing including a group of Australian surfers till Tuesday, after a tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake hit a remote Indonesian island chain, destroying villages in its path.

The 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the Mentawai Islands area west of Sumatra late Monday, generating waves as high as three metres (10 feet) that swept away 10 villages, officials said.

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