Tsunami, volcanic eruption leave 121 dead in Indonesia

JAKARTA: At least 108 people were killed, and hundreds remained missing on Wednesday, after a tsunami smashed into a remote Indonesian island chain while in central Java a volcanic eruption left 13 people dead.

The 7.7-magnitude quake struck in the Mentawai Islands area west of Sumatra late Monday, generating waves as high as three metres that swept away 10 villages.

Disaster Management Agency spokesman Agolo Suparto said: "Ten villages have been swept away by the tsunami." LINK