108 dead, 500 missing after tsunami hits Indonesia | Bangkok Post: breakingnews

At least 108 people were killed and hundreds are missing after a tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake smashed into a remote Indonesian island chain, officials said Tuesday.

An Indonesian rescue team loads a ship to prepare for the evacuation and rescue of earthquake victims in Padang, West Sumatra. At least 108 people were killed and more than 500 missing, including a group of Australian surfers, after a tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake hit a remote Indonesian island chain, destroying villages in its path.

The 7.7-magnitude quake 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.