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Indonesia reeling from tsunami disaster
Survivors remain jittery as deaths hit 429
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People inspect the damage at a tsunami-ravaged village in Sumur, Indonesia, Tuesday. The Christmas holiday was somber with prayers for tsunami victims in the Indonesian region hit by waves that struck without warning Saturday night. - photo by Associated Press
SUMUR, Indonesia — Panicked residents, police and soldiers in this remote fishing village clobbered by a devastating weekend tsunami ran to higher ground Tuesday, shouting "Water is coming! Water is coming!" and reciting verses from the Quran as emergency messages were broadcast over mosque speakers.
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