Cop missing after tidal waves

Cop missing after tidal waves

PALU, Central Sulawesi: A police officer, missing since Monday's tidal wave is feared to have been dragged into the water, according to Antara.

The news agency said that Chief Corporal Anhar Lahusen was patrolling the Taipa beach in the Tonggolobibi village in Donggala regency when the coast was suddenly swept by a tidal wave. His motorbike was found near a ravaged warehouse.

A woman in Soni village in Buol Tolitoli regency who was reported missing since the tidal wave, was found alive and well, Antara said quoting a Soni port official.

The woman, identified as 50-year old Wati, had moved to a relative's house after the tragedy, the official said.

In all, eight people were killed by the tidal wave that hit a number of villages on the western coast of Central Sulawesi. The tidal wave followed an earthquake measuring seven on the Richter scale. The epicenter was located in the Makassar Strait. (emb)