Antara News : People in Bengkulu coastal area evacuate amid tsunami warning

People in Bengkulu coastal area evacuate amid tsunami warning

Wed, April 11 2012 18:12 | 907 Views

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Bengkulu (ANTARA News) - Local people in coastal area in Bengkulu city started evacuating themselves amid the tsunami warning released by the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) here on Wednesday.

The tsunami warning was released shortly after an 8.9 Richter scale of earthquake hit Simeulue district, Aceh province, at 03.38 pm.

"I bring my children to evacuate to safer place," Ujang, a local people, said, adding that people have started evacuating themselves soon after the tsunami warning was released. (A051)

Editor: AA Ariwibowo

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