BFF-54 Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after powerful quake off Java

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Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after powerful quake off Java

JAKARTA, Aug 2, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Indonesia lifted a tsunami warning late Friday after a powerful earthquake struck off the southern coast of heavily populated Java island, sparking widespread panic as residents fled their homes.

“The early tsunami warning has ended,” the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency said in a brief statement.

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