(foto: Associated Press Photo)

Sepertinya Tuhan masih belum bosan memberikan peringatan kepada Indonesia. Setelah beragam bencana besar seperti gempa yang menciptakan gelombang tsunami di Aceh, gempa di Yogya, banjir besar di Sulawesi, kekeringan

di Jawa, dan beragam bencana lain kali ini kita masih dicoba dengan bencanagempa yang menimbulkan gelombang tsunami di pantai selatan Jawa Barat dan Jawa Tengah.

Kali ini, kawasan Pangandaran yang biasa menjadi tujuan wisata pantai diterjang gelombang tsunami oleh gempa yang berpusat di 150 mil selatan pantai Jawa Barat dan di kedalaman 30km di Samudra Indonesia.

Sampai tulisan ini ditulis, gempa tersebut telah merengut lebih dari 300 korban tewas dan 160 orang hilang. Selain menimbulkan banyak korban jiwa, gelombang tsunami tersebut juga menyebabkan lebih dari 26,000 orang kehilangan tempat tinggal.

Pantai pangandaran merupakan daerah yang terkena dampak terbesar dari bencana alam ini.  Sampai Senin ini, 172 orang tewas dan 85 lainnya hilang di Pangandaran. Sementara, 77 orang tewas dan 70 orang hilang tercatat di kawasan Cilacap.

Foto: Associated Press Photo

Tidak ada yang pernah dapat mengerti, apa maksud dari semua bencana ini. Mari sejenak kita merenung dan memanjatkan doa kepada saudara-saudara kita yang ditimpa bencana alam ini. Mungkinkah karena kita sudah dekat dengan akhir zaman?

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News:

• Tsunami Kills Scores in Indonesia After Quake
  at The New York Times (reg. req'd) - Mon, Jul 17, 2006
• Quake Near Indonesia Sets Off Fears of Tsunami
  at The New York Times (reg. req'd) - Mon, Jul 17, 2006
• Nine people dead in West Java's southern coast after tsunami
  at The Jakarta Post - Mon, Jul 17, 2006
• Indonesian earthquakes set off local tsunami
  at New Scientist - Mon, Jul 17, 2006
• Tsunami hits Java, killing 20, reports say
  at The London Times - Mon, Jul 17, 2006
• 37 dead in Java tsunami
  at The Guardian (UK). - Mon, Jul 17, 2006
• Dozens dead in Indonesian tsunami
  at BBC - Mon, Jul 17, 2006
• Dozens die as tsunami hits Java
  at The Age - Mon, Jul 17, 2006
• Tsunami warning for WA
  at news.com.au - Mon, Jul 17, 2006
• In Remotest Indonesia, Unfinished Business
  at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Sun, Jun 25, 2006
• Full appeals court will hear S.J. refugee's asylum case
  at San Jose Mercury News (reg. req'd) - Tue, Jun 20, 2006
• Indonesia?volcano threat grows
  at CNN.com - Thu, Jun 15, 2006
• Villagers evacuated again as Merapi re-fires
  at The London Times - Thu, Jun 15, 2006
• Volcano envelops villages with gas a day after evacuees return
  at The Herald (Scotland) - Thu, Jun 15, 2006
• Rescue drama on slopes of Merapi
  at BBC - Thu, Jun 15, 2006
• Tsunami Kills Scores in Indonesia After Quake
  at The New York Times (reg. req'd) - Mon, Jul 17, 2006
• Quake Near Indonesia Sets Off Fears of Tsunami
  at The New York Times (reg. req'd) - Mon, Jul 17, 2006
• Nine people dead in West Java's southern coast after tsunami
  at The Jakarta Post - Mon, Jul 17, 2006
• Indonesian earthquakes set off local tsunami
  at New Scientist - Mon, Jul 17, 2006
• Earthquake triggers a tsunami on Java Island
  at Daily Telegraph (UK) - Mon, Jul 17, 2006
• Tsunami hits Java, killing 20, reports say
  at The London Times - Mon, Jul 17, 2006
• 37 dead in Java tsunami
  at The Guardian (UK). - Mon, Jul 17, 2006
• Dozens dead in Indonesian tsunami
  at BBC - Mon, Jul 17, 2006
• Dozens die as tsunami hits Java
  at The Age - Mon, Jul 17, 2006
• Tsunami warning for WA
  at news.com.au - Mon, Jul 17, 2006
• In Remotest Indonesia, Unfinished Business
  at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Sun, Jun 25, 2006
• Full appeals court will hear S.J. refugee's asylum case
  at San Jose Mercury News (reg. req'd) - Tue, Jun 20, 2006
• Indonesia?volcano threat grows
  at CNN.com - Thu, Jun 15, 2006
• Villagers evacuated again as Merapi re-fires
  at The London Times - Thu, Jun 15, 2006
• Volcano envelops villages with gas a day after evacuees return
  at The Herald (Scotland) - Thu, Jun 15, 2006
• Rescue drama on slopes of Merapi
  at BBC - Thu, Jun 15, 2006
• Malang on alert over HIV/AIDS
  at The Jakarta Post - Wed, Jun 14, 2006
• Java volcano spews clouds of gas
  at BBC - Wed, Jun 14, 2006
• Bali bombing accomplice released
  at The Guardian (UK). - Wed, Jun 14, 2006
• A hardliner prepares for freedom
  at The Age - Sun, Jun 11, 2006
• Bashir release to spark threat
  at The Australian - Sun, Jun 11, 2006
• Java volcano increases activity
  at BBC - Thu, Jun 08, 2006
• Villagers huddle for survival in flimsy tents
  at The Jakarta Post - Thu, Jun 08, 2006
• Mount Merapi Spews Largest Clouds Yet; Residents Flee
  at Bloomberg.com - Thu, Jun 08, 2006
• Indonesia Tells the U.S. It Has an Image Problem
  at The Los Angeles Times (reg. req'd) - Wed, Jun 07, 2006
• Aftershocks continue to rock Indonesian quake zone
  at Xinhua News Agency - Tue, Jun 06, 2006
• Indonesia Volcano Lava Dome Raises Eruption Concerns
  at Bloomberg.com - Tue, Jun 06, 2006
• Govt considering three scenarios for future foreign borrowing
  at The Jakarta Post - Tue, Jun 06, 2006
• Classes resume in quake-hit Indonesian schools
  at Times of India - Tue, Jun 06, 2006
• Picking up the sacred pieces
  at Globe and Mail - Mon, Jun 05, 2006
• Conservatives in Indonesia Seeking More Repressive Pornography Law
  at The Los Angeles Times (reg. req'd) - Sun, Jun 04, 2006
• Japan sends 100 more troops for Indonesian quake
  at Xinhua News Agency - Sun, Jun 04, 2006
• Indonesia to fully handle medical treatment for quake victims
  at Xinhua News Agency - Sun, Jun 04, 2006
• China hands over relief materials to quake-hit Indonesia
  at Xinhua News Agency - Sun, Jun 04, 2006

Off Wires:

• Rescuers hunt for Indonesia tsunami survivors as toll mounts
  AFP
• Indonesia tsunami toll 231, hunt on for more
  Reuters
• Tsunami kills more than 300 in Indonesia
  AP
• Tsunami kills at least 262 on Java island
  AP
• At least 172 dead in Indonesian tsunami: relief workers
  AFP - Mon Jul 17, 11:30 PM ET