At least 37 dead in Indonesian tsunami: legislator
Jakarta - At least 37 people were killed and scores injured after a tsunami smashed into the south of Indonesia's Java island following a strong undersea earthquake, a local legislator said Monday.
"The death toll so far stands at 37. The number will certainly increase. I just saw another body being taken in," Rudi Supriatna Bahro told Metro TV from the West Java province's Pangandaran coast.
"The situation is almost similar to Aceh," he said, referring to the Indonesian province where 168,000 people were killed in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.
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