Shaken and Stirred

Areas off the northern coast of Java aren’t immune from a major earthquake.

August 21, 2007

+ Can Jakarta possibly be hit by a tsunami? - Yes.

+ And destroyed by an earthquake? - From what I read in the book, yes.

THAT was a conversation between Sukarto and Joniansyah, occupants of an apartment building at Tanah Abang in Central Jakarta at midnight on Thursday two weeks ago. Both were still breathless after running down from the sixth floor. A huge quake several minutes before forced occupants of the building to flee in panic.

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