saturday night. here is what we know. this disaster hit popular beach areas in sumatra and java. officials say at least 168 people are dead. hundreds more have been injured. a volcano may have triggered this tsunami, which is unusual here, by setting off underwater landslides. at least one official says the disaster hit without warning. because they don t have a system of warning for a volcano that could trigger it. earlier i spoke with kathy mueller of the canadian red cross. she is in an area that had been recovering from an earthquake that hit in september. it s a wide swath of land. perhaps one kilometers long that has been impacted by this tsunami. the main access roads to this very popular beach resort area as was mentioned by for local tourists, the main access road is also damaged, so that is hampering efforts to actually
three days of supplies ready to go. it s greater than that it s the finances and ability to overcome emergencies. we have to hit the reset button starting at a young age and filtering up. one last question. [question inaudible] puerto rico was hurt before the disaster hit. the president has provided for 100% reimbursement of all the major response efforts by the federal government for the first 180 days that will get us to a point that we can reassess. thank you all. thank you, folks. shepard: so puerto rico needs a lot of help and a lot of time
being ready. it is a not just saying, hey, have three days worth of supplies ready to go. it s greater than that. it s also having the finances and the savings to be able to overcome simple emergencies. we have to hit the reset button and create a true culture of preparedness starting at a young age and filtering up. one last question. [ inaudible ]. how is that weighing into? puerto rico was in debt before the disaster hit. i think as the administration said earlier, the president has provided for 100% reimburse men of all the major response efforts by the federal government for the first 180 days. and so that will get us to a point where we can reassess. thank you all. thank you, folks. brock long, fema director and acting dhs secretary elaine
being ready. it is not just saying, hey, have three days of supplies ready to go. it is having the finances and the savings to overcome simple emergencies. we have to hit the reset button and create a true culture of preparedness starting at a young age and filtering all the way up. one last question. [ inaudible ]. puerto rico was in debt before the disaster hit. i think as the administrator said earlier, the president has provided for one hundred% reimbursement of all the major response efforts by the federal government for the first 180 days. that will get us to a point we can reassess. thank you all. all right.
currently have right now, but we don t have a singular suspect. kelly: the cause of her death is still unknown. her dog was found tied to a fence at the dog park where she was last seen. it s a race against time to save many still trapped under mud and debris after a massive landslide in china. authorities say the disaster was caused by heavy rain in the region, and now forecasters say more wet weather is on the way, which could hinder the search. we have more from our west coast newsroom. when did the landslide actually hit? well, kelly, it was early saturday morning, and right now at least 15 are dead and 120 are missing after that landslide hit around 6:00 a.m. the disaster hit in the sichuan province, a mountainous and remote part of china about 1200 miles to the southwest of beijing. rocks smothered dozens of homes and one hotel. authorities estimate there was enough debris to fill 3,000