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KINKADE: Well, you're watching CNN, and this is CONNECT THE WORLD. I'm Lynda Kinkade. Welcome back. All right, now rescue teams are struggling to reach survivors of the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia. The tremors have crushed roads and bridges making it difficult to access some areas. Dozens of people have been trapped under collapsed buildings for days. The country's president has ordered emergency responders and the military to work day and night to clear the debris. Hospital workers are pleading for tents, for medicine, and for aid. Many residents have caused road up terrified of aftershocks have been sleeping outside. Were to understand the power of Indonesia's earthquake. Let's bring in meteorologist Allison Chinchar. Allison, can you explain for us how the shape of this iron of silhouette see the north of at how that shape could have impacted -- I guess, how strong, how, how -- what sort of impact this tsunami had as it made landfall?</s>ALLISON CHINCHAR, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Yes, because to a certain extent, it actually probably made it worse because of the topography at play. So again, so take a look at the graphic behind me. OK, this was a 7.5 magnitude earthquake. That red dot indicates where that epicenter was located. But Palu, if you'll notice is a little bit further south of that. But just above it is that very narrow inlet. So, as that water from that tsunami was coming down, it gets funneled into that very narrow passageway and you get what's called wave shoaling. It's where the waves begin to get higher but slowed down as that water gets a little bit shallower there. And unfortunately, that makes those wave heights really, really high. We know already that some of those waves were about six meters high. Again that's incredibly large coming at you at such a rapid speed. So, again, whereas other areas along the coastline, it may not have been quite as dramatic. Here you can kind of see, this is how that tsunami forms. When you get that displacement that water comes up at as it reaches the shoreline there because that shoreline is a little bit shallower. That water has to go somewhere. So, it's basically pushed up. And that's what causing that wave to rise. That's why you're going to have taller waves onshore rather than out over open water which is the worst possible case scenario there. And that's why that topography unfortunately probably played a role on the bad side rather than say if it was a much more open space.</s>KINKADE: Right. And, of course, this was a 7.5 magnitude earthquake. Massive earthquake. There have been so many aftershocks. I just explained how many more can people expect that?</s>CHINCHAR: Right. So, it's very common when you have a magnitude something say above 6.0 or a 7.5 magnitude quake to get one, at least, about a 6.5, you'll get about 10 that are 5.5 or higher. And then you can get as many as a hundred on this magnitude 4.5 or higher. We had a four within about the last 24 hours. The good news is the longer you go after the initial quake, the less likely you are to get a lot of them. They're going to begin to taper off. We've really only had one in the last 24 hours. So, while it is still possible to get maybe a couple more after this, they're not going to be many more and the intensity of them should also start to decrease as well.</s>KINKADE: And this is an area that has been earthquakes quite recently. Why does this area get so many?</s>CHINCHAR: Yes. So, we often hear the term, Ring of Fire, which kind of -- kind of say the area where not only are earthquakes very common but also volcanoes are very common. In Indonesia gets both, they get both earthquakes and they get volcanoes. And quite a lot of them. I mean, that area makes up about 90 percent of all of the world's earthquakes that are there. Again, it's just -- it's a very common area there. Plate tectonics come into play along with that Ring of Fire. And basically, that the ground underneath is constantly moving, it's constantly changing and that's why that area tends to see a lot more say than -- you know, portions of like -- you know, the eastern United States, or portions of the eastern -- you know, South America which where it's not quite as common.</s>KINKADE: Allison Chinchar, look to -- I get across for us. Thanks so much for that. Appreciate it. All right now, there is another force of nature battering Japan. Typhoon Trami unleashed fierce winds and heavy rain with a strength of a Category 2 hurricane this weekend. Officials say nearly 300,000 homes of lost electricity. The time pin is expected to make landfall on the main islands in the coming hours. Making it the fifth Typhoon to hits the main island since July. Well, the U.K. is ruling Tory Party conference kicks off today as the sand quickly falls through the Brexit hourglass. The stakes could not be any higher. Six months until the deadline for Britain to leave the E.U. Accused of putting a cherry-picking plan on the table, Theresa May continues to sing the same song that no deal is better than a bad deal. The question on everyone's lips this week is will she change the tune of her much to criticize Brexit plan. A plan ex-foreign secretary Boris Johnson cause deranged. So, what are the odds for the Battle of Brexit ending well? CNN's Bianca Nobilo has more on the big gamble.</s>BIANCA NOBILO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Britain took a gamble when it chose to leave the European Union. Staking its independence against a less-certain future. And with only six months to go, there's all to play for. The referendum was 27 months ago, and the future is as uncertain now as it was then. One thing is for sure, both sides are running out of time. So, much so there's growing concern in Britain about a blind Brexit. Paying over the 39 billion pound divorce bill to the E.U. without knowing exactly what Britain would get in return.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We don't really know what's going on with it. It feels just really up in the air.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If is this messy, what is going to happen when we leave?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's just crazy because nobody knows where we stand at the moment.</s>NOBILO: Bingo depends on probability and chance. Just like Brexit, you need to hit several targets to win. Theresa May, says that U.K. must respect the result of the referendum. That means leaving the customs union, single market, stopping free movement, and ending vast sums of money going to the E.U. Both the U.K. and the E.U. have committed to avoiding a hard border in northern island. And the E.U. maintains that Brexit must respect the integrity of its single market. Get all three, Bingo. Brexit. And what are the chances of that? It's hard to see how Theresa May has the numbers to get any deal she's likely to get with the E.U. through Parliament. And if she can't get it through Parliament, or she can't get the deal in the first place, or she's replaced by a leadership contest or a general election. Then --</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All bets are off.</s>NOBILO: And even a second referendum could be on the table. Bianca Nobilo, CNN, London.</s>KINKADE: Let's get you up to speed on some other stories that are in our radar right now. Dubai Airport authorities deny claims by Yemen's Houthi rebels of drone strikes on the city's international airport. Houthi run media said the attack was launched using an unmanned long-range drone. Last month, the Houthis claimed a similar claim which Dubai International Airport also denied. Iraqi Kurds are voting today in parliamentary elections. The polls come a year after a controversial referendum to break away from the rest of Iraq. That be its failed and led to a year of economic hardship and violence in the region. Despite growing discontent with the major political parties, it is expected that both establishment parties will extend their rule. A single tweet will cost Elon Musk $20 million and his seat as chairman of Tesla. It's part of his settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It says musk misled investors when he tweeted that he has funding to take Tesla private, causing its stock to sour. Well, the choice builders would make leaving the comforts of home to travel to war-torn Syria, of one of the most dangerous places on the planet today. But the two medical professionals, the calling to save lives outweighed any fear of danger. Small Christian evangelical's delegation went to work in Southern Syria. Getting in and out with the help of the Israeli army. Where now they're back in Israel and CNN's Ian Lee went to meet them.</s>IAN LEE, CNN FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT: This journey begins with a strong heart and faith in Jesus. Over the Hermon mountains into Southern Syria. The war-torn towns you've never heard of. For Dr. Tania Cabrera, the calling was overpowering.</s>TANIA CABRERA, GENERAL PRACTITIONER (through translator): It was a very important decision in my life. I know Christ was acting through me. I was able to give to these people the way Christ gave of himself to us.</s>LEE: Nothing could prepare the 29-year-old from Peru.</s>CABRERA: One day, a lot of children arrived. I am not going to forget evaluating a child with a wand on the back of his head. It was open and I could put my hands in. And it was very hard to see him cry.</s>LEE: For nearly a year, dozens of volunteers from the Christian organization, Frontier Alliance International live, worked, and provided comfort to the injured, dying, and newly born in Syria. Now, back in Israel, they recall the moments of hope for the helpless. Like a baby's first lullaby. Dalton Thomas organized the relief work, finding those willing to take the risks to help a stranger.</s>DALTON THOMAS, FOUNDER, FRONTIER ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL: So many nights of heavy bombings and mass casualties where the locals would say -- you know, you can leave, right? I said we're not leaving, we're here. And finding that kind of a person who has the character, the integrity, the courage, the composition to put themselves in that kind of an environment, and -- because these guys weren't going in, coming out, going in, coming out, they're going into live in the community.</s>LEE: FAI teamed up with Operation Good Neighbor, an Israeli mission that delivered tons of food, medical supplies, clothes, and tents while treating thousands of injured Syrians in Israeli hospitals.</s>LT. COL. EYOL DIER, ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: What I've learned in this last 2 1/2 years is there is anything that making you feel better than to save people lives. Even though if this is all your enemy and from the past.</s>THOMAS: It sounds like at the beginning of the joke -- you know, like sensitive Israeli army, a Christian organization, Sunni Muslims in Syria, it's a bizarre relational triangle.</s>LEE: The volunteers couldn't stay the Assad regime and its allies closed in. Certain doom awaited any remaining foreigner, Operation Good Neighbor had to end. So, one night the call came for them to leave.</s>CABRERA: This separation was a pain. Like they were taking away a child from your womb. A child you developed with such love and they took it away from you. We left in tears.</s>LEE: But they left making their mark carried there and back by faith. Ian Lee, CNN, in the Golan Heights.</s>KINKADE: Incredible efforts there. We're live from Atlanta. This is CONNECT THE WORLD. Coming up, why is Japan helping to restore thousands of ancient artifacts in the Middle East? We'll have the details just ahead.