222 persons are confirmed to have died and 843 are registered injured after a tsunami hit the Sundastredet in Indonesia Saturday. In addition, at least 28 people registered missing. It informs the indonesian authorities, according to the BBC.
the Number of the number of dead and wounded is thus greatly increased from 168 dead and 745 wounded. The authorities stated that they fear the death toll will continue to rise.
– It is expected that the number will rise, because we have still not managed to bring out all the victims. In addition, not all hospitals reported number of victims, says the spokesman for indonesia’s national katastrofehådnteringsbyrå, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, according to the BBC.
Indonesian authorities said tsunami possibly caused by undervannsskred after an eruption of the volcano Krakatau.
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– We are all messages that a tsunami has hit Sundastredet, especially by Serand, Pandeglang and South Lampung, said the agency’s spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho to Metro TV on Sunday morning. Several hundred homes are destroyed, according to the spokesman.
– stay away
Indonesian authorities asking people to stay away from the coast, in fear that it may be more tsunamis, reports the BBC.
” We are waiting on updates about the volcano. If aktiviten get worse, so we must be prepared, ” says Rahmat Triyono, the head of Indonesia’s meteorology, and geophysics – and klimabyrå (BMKG), according to the channel.
– This tsunami is different from tsunamis caused by an earthquake. Tsunamis that come after an earthquake has never produced more subsequent tsunamis. But this is different. A burst can be initiated by small tremors, which then can be greater, says Triyono on.
DISASTER: 168 people are confirmed dead and 745 are registered injured after a tsunami hit the Sundastredet in Indonesia Saturday. Photos from the area show extensive destruction. Photo: AP / NTB Scanpix Show more – Dødstallet will increase the
The hardest hit areas is the Pandeglang region in Java, which includes the national park Ujung Kulon and popular turiststrender. In the city of Bandar Lampung in south Sumatra had hundreds of residents, seeking refuge in the governor’s office.
Aid and heavy rescue equipment is being carried now into these areas, ” says spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho of the national krisehåndteringsmyndighetene.
Dødstallet will probably increase, ” he says.
In september died was 832 in Indonesia after the earthquake and tsunami in the city of Palu.
Indonesian president Joko Widodo says in a statement that he has ordered the country’s nødetater to search for victims and take care of the injured after the dødlige the tsunami.
In a Twitter message he expressed his “deepest sympathy and condolences” to the victims ‘ families.
upper room furnished and prepared cita yang mendalam combat situations jatuhnya korban bencana tsunami di Pandeglang, Serang dan Lampung Selatan, semalam. the
Saya telah memerintahkan segenap jajaran pemerintah terkait untuk segera melakukan langkah tanggap darurat, mencari dan menemukan korban, merawat yang luka-luka. pic.twitter.com/rD5bDr16gF
— Joko Widodo (@jokowi) December 23, 2018
Legendary volcano
Anak Krakatoa was an island out of the sea for 90 years ago by the side of the legendary volcano Krakatoa, and has been restless since. In the last ten years it has been under constant surveillance.
Krakatoa had one of the most powerful eruptions ever in the history in 1883,when a askesky was thrown 20 kilometres up in the air and the explosions could be heard all the way to Australia and Mauritius, 4.500 kilometres away. 36,000 people lost their lives in what is one of the world’s worst natural disasters.
the Whole area was added in the dark for two days because of the massive askeskyen, and dust led to the spectacular sunrises and sunsets all over the world for a whole year afterwards.
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