Death toll from Indonesian quake, tsunami tops 400

Friday, October 29, 2010

MENTAWAI ISLANDS, Indonesia -- The fisherman was jolted awake by the powerful earthquake and ran with his screaming neighbors to high ground. He said they watched as the sea first receded and then came roaring back "like a big wall" that swept away their entire village.

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