Kennedy Fisher
Staff Writer
On Friday, Sept 28, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake triggered a 20-foot tsunami that ruined Palu, Indonesia. The wave came crashing into Palu turning the town into a wasteland.The town was wiped of electricity,clean food and water.
A series of buoys connected to seafloor sensors designed to detect tsunamis had not been functioning since 2012 due to lack of funding.The soil turned into something similar to quicksand and swallowed town buildings whole.
Two thousand lives were taken due to the tragedy and 5,000 are still missing. About 70,000 people are now homeless and are camping in tents. Search and rescue are having trouble reaching all these people in time.
Rescue workers are also concerned about a 8,530 foot volcano in western Sumatra that had started erupting after being dormant for 400 years which took time away from the tsunami disaster. Although many people in New Hope may not feel not directly affected by this disaster, Charity Navigator offers many options for supporting organizations that are on the ground helping those in need.
