Volcano triggered tsunami kill 43 in Indonesia

[timmy]

3 Killed, 600 Injured In Indonesia Tsunami Set Off By Volcanic Activity

Indonesia Tsunami: Dozens of buildings were destroyed by the wave, which hit beaches in South Sumatra and the western tip of Java about 9.30 pm local time (1430 GMT) on Saturday

World | Agence France-Presse | Updated: December 23, 2018 07:28 IST

 

 

Indonesia's geological agency was investigating the cause, Nugroho said, adding toll likely to increase

 

JAKARTA: 

At least 43 people have been killed and nearly 600 injured in a tsunami in Indonesia, officials said Sunday.

"In the Sunda Strait 40 people have died, 584 people were injured and two people are missing," national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in a statement.

Dozens of buildings were destroyed by the wave, which hit beaches in South Sumatra and the western tip of Java about 9.30 pm local time (1430 GMT) on Saturday, national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in a statement.

Authorities say the tsunami may have been triggered by an abnormal tidal surge due to a new moon and an underwater landslide following the eruption of Anak Krakatoa, which forms a small island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra.

Indonesia's geological agency was investigating the cause, Nugroho said, adding the death toll would likely increase.

Anak Krakatoa is a small volcanic island that emerged from the ocean half a century after Krakatoa's deadly 1883 eruption.

Indonesia, one of the most disaster-prone nations on earth, straddles the so-called Pacific 'Ring of Fire', where tectonic plates collide and a large portion of the world's volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur.

The country regularly experiences deadly earthquakes, including most recently in the city of Palu on Sulawesi island where a quake and tsunami killed thousands of people.

 

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200+ dead..rip

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26 minutes ago, Sreeven said:

200+ dead..rip