Panic over tsunami alert
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> 8.6-<span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="aftershocks">aftershocks</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="scurrying">scurrying</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disastrous">disastrous</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="triggering">triggering</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="panic">panic</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="coastlines">coastlines</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backs">backs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="motorcycles">motorcycles</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="screamed">screamed</span> "<span word="God">God</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="great">great</span>" <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="poured">poured</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span>, <span word="separated">separated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span>, <span word="cried">cried</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="frantically">frantically</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Geological">Geological</span> <span word="Survey">Survey</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> 8.6-<span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="centered">centered</span> 3 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="around">around</span> 434 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Aceh">Aceh</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tremor">tremor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>, <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>, <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span>, <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="India">India</span>. <span word="High">High</span>-<span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="apartments">apartments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Tsunami">Tsunami</span> <span word="Warning">Warning</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span>, <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span>, <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="Myanmar">Myanmar</span>, <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Maldives">Maldives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="islands">islands</span>, <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span>, <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span>, <span word="Oman">Oman</span>, <span word="Iran">Iran</span>, <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>, <span word="India">India</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span>, <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disastrous">disastrous</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="monitored">monitored</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Marine">Marine</span> <span word="Environmental">Environmental</span> <span word="Forecasting">Forecasting</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p>
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