They were swallowed by the sea: A terrible storm and huge waves, like a tsunami hit Indonesia

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The Indonesian province of North Sulawesi was hit by flooding caused by eight-meter waves in the waters of Manado Bay.
Despite the absence of a major earthquake at sea or
underwater landslide, high waves hit Manado. Parking lots, shopping malls, stalls, stone embankments and boat docks were destroyed and were submerged. The hurricane wind reached a speed of 80 km / h, with gusts of up to 100 km / h.
The large tidal waves were caused by a combination of extreme weather conditions such as high waves, strong winds and tidal conditions, officials said. This phenomenon could spread to other locations along the coast of Sulawesi, including the Strait of Makassar.

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