Ruins in Carita, Banten province of Indonesia following the tsunami on December 22 (Photo: Yonhap/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Death toll from tsunami in areas surrounding theSunda Strait of Indonesia rose to at least 373 people, according to Indonesianauthorities on December 24.
Disaster mitigation agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said that1,459 people were reported as injured in Java and Sumatra islands while 128others were missing in the disaster.
Meanwhile, experts warned that another tsunami could strike Indonesia.
The tsunami, which came after a volcaniceruption, hit beaches in South Sumatra and the western tip of Java at about9.30 pm local time on December 22. It caused severe impacts to areassurrounding the Sunda Strait, including beaches in Pangegland, Serang and SouthLampung.
Authorities say the tsunami may have beentriggered by an abnormal tidal surge due to a new moon and an underwaterlandslide following the eruption of Anak Krakatoa, which forms a small islandin the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra.
Indonesia, oneof the most disaster-prone nations on earth, straddles the so-called Pacific"Ring of Fire", where tectonic plates collide and a large portion ofthe world’s volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur. Anak Krakatau is one of127 active volcanoes which run the length of the archipelago.
Most recently, a quake and tsunami killedthousands of people in the city of Palu on Sulawesi island in September.
In 2004, a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 9.3undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra in western Indonesia killed220,000 people in countries around the Indian Ocean, including 168,000 inIndonesia.-VNA
Disaster mitigation agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said that1,459 people were reported as injured in Java and Sumatra islands while 128others were missing in the disaster.
Meanwhile, experts warned that another tsunami could strike Indonesia.
The tsunami, which came after a volcaniceruption, hit beaches in South Sumatra and the western tip of Java at about9.30 pm local time on December 22. It caused severe impacts to areassurrounding the Sunda Strait, including beaches in Pangegland, Serang and SouthLampung.
Authorities say the tsunami may have beentriggered by an abnormal tidal surge due to a new moon and an underwaterlandslide following the eruption of Anak Krakatoa, which forms a small islandin the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra.
Indonesia, oneof the most disaster-prone nations on earth, straddles the so-called Pacific"Ring of Fire", where tectonic plates collide and a large portion ofthe world’s volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur. Anak Krakatau is one of127 active volcanoes which run the length of the archipelago.
Most recently, a quake and tsunami killedthousands of people in the city of Palu on Sulawesi island in September.
In 2004, a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 9.3undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra in western Indonesia killed220,000 people in countries around the Indian Ocean, including 168,000 inIndonesia.-VNA
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