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Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 07:16 GMT 08:16 UK

In pictures: Indonesian tsunami

An aerial view of shops and hotels destroyed by the tsunami in Pangandaran

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Hundreds of people are now known to have been killed in a tsunami which struck the town of Pangandaran on the Indonesian island of Java.

Residents walk through a street littered with debris in Pangandaran

Residents walk through a street littered with debris in Pangandaran

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The tsunami was triggered by a magnitude 7.7 undersea earthquake which shook buildings in the capital, Jakarta, some 270km (170 miles) away.

Local residents look for their belongings n the wreckage of a collapsed house

Local residents look for their belongings n the wreckage of a collapsed house

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Hotels, businesses and houses were devastated by the two-metre-high wave which hit the resort town on Monday afternoon.

A cyclist rides past by a boat swept ashore by the tsunami

A cyclist rides past by a boat swept ashore by the tsunami

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The wave swept boats onto the shore and littered the streets with debris.

Indonesian police help residents sort through the debris

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Rescue workers have been sent to the scene and officials fear that the death toll will rise further.

A woman injured in the tsunami is treated in hospital

A woman injured in the tsunami is treated in hospital

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Hundreds of people have been injured, and thousands displaced by the tsunami.

A woman cries as she sits in the rubble of her house

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Relief items such as tents and food are being sent to help the victims.

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