INDONESIA: PRESIDENT SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO SAYS SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE THAT TRIGGERED TSUNAMI IS WORST DISASTER SINCE 1993 LRALATPA ERUPTION

Record ID: 442984

  • Title: INDONESIA: PRESIDENT SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO SAYS SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE THAT TRIGGERED TSUNAMI IS WORST DISASTER SINCE 1993 LRALATPA ERUPTION
  • Date: 1st January 2005
  • Summary: (W5)JAKARTA, INDONESIA (DECEMBER 31, 2004) (REUTERS) 1. SLV EXTERIOR OF PRESIDENTIAL PALACE; S;V INDONESIAN PRESIDENT SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO WALKING TO PODIUM TO MAKE YEAR-END NATIONAL ADDRESS; JOURNALISTS LISTENING TO NEWS CONFERENCE 2. (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) INDONESIAN PRESIDENT SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO SAYING: "Not since the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883, have we been hit so hard by the devastating wrath of nature. We mourn, we cry, and our hearts weep, witnessing thousands of those killed left rigid in the streets. And we witness those who survive almost losing hope and deep in sadness and confusion." 3. WIDE OF YUDHOYONO SPEAKING 4. (SOUNDBITE)(Bahasa Indonesia) YUDHOYONO SAYING: "We pray for strength in facing such a difficult trial. We urge all to join hands with the spirit of patriotism and we appeal for international solidarity to deal with such a calamity of nature that goes beyond our imagination. I ask people from all walks of life to help our brothers and sisters as best they could. Let us help." 5. JOURNALISTS; YUDHOYONO LEAVING NEWS CONFERENCE 1.51 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: JAKARTA, INDONESIA
  • Country: Indonesia
  • Reuters ID: LVA1C8J8K8PQ3ZA0FKF8TCM9QKYV
  • Story Text: Indonesia's President Yudhoyono says Sumatra
    earthquake that triggered tsunami is worst disaster since
    1883 Krakatoa eruption and appeals for international
    assistance.

    Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said
    on Friday (December 31, 2004) that the weekend earthquake and
    tsunami off the coast of Sumatra has become the country's
    worst disaster since the 1883 eruption of Mount Krakatoa
    that killed 36,000.

    "Not since the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883, have we
    been hit so hard by the devastating wrath of nature. We
    mourn, we cry, and our hearts weep -- witnessing thousands
    of those killed left rigid in the streets. And we witness
    those who survive almost losing hope and deep in sadness
    and confusion," Yudhoyono said in his New Year's Eve speech
    in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.

    Indonesia has suffered the biggest number of victims
    from the Asian tsunami, with nearly 80,000 known dead, a
    toll that could rise to 100,000 in Aceh alone, the province
    closest to the quake's epicentre.

    "We pray for strength in facing such a difficult
    trial. We urge all to join hands with the spirit of
    patriotism and we appeal for international solidarity to
    deal with such a calamity of nature that goes beyond our
    imagination. I ask people from all walks of life to help
    our brothers and sisters as best they could. Let us help,"
    Yudhoyono said.

    Triggered by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off Indonesia's
    Sumatra island, Sunday's earthquake and tsunamis that
    followed have killed more than 125,000 people in 13
    countries around the Indian Ocean.


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