Indonesian city hit by tsunami after big quake

Makassar (Indonesia): A powerful earthquake hit central Indonesia on Friday, causing a tsunami that slammed into a city on Sulawesi island with officials saying the tremor had levelled "many" buildings.

The shallow 7.5 magnitude quake sparked terror among locals who fled into the streets and raced to higher ground fearing tsunami waves.

The disaster agency briefly issued a tsunami warning before lifting it. Video footage filmed from the top floor of a parking ramp spiral in Palu, a city of 350,000 nearly 80 km from the quake's epicentre.