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San Francisco Chronicle, July, 1998
Tsunamis: the Killer Sea Wave

A 23-foot (7-meter) wave, propelled by a magnitude-7 undersea earthquake, destroyed a stretch of Papua New Guinea's northwestern coast. It is believed that at least 3,000 people died. Hundreds were injured. Others are believed to have fled to higher ground. An estimated 6,000 people are left homeless.

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