AT least 62 people have been killed and nearly 600 injured in a tsunami in Indonesia that may have been caused by a volcano known as the “child” of the legendary Krakatoa, officials said today.
Hundreds of buildings were destroyed by the wave, which hit beaches without warning in South Sumatra and the western tip of Java about 9.30pm yesterday, 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. – AFP, December 23 2018.
Residents inspect damaged buildings in Carita, Indonesia, after the area is hit by a tsunami on December 22 following an eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano. – AFP pic, December 23, 2018.Rescuers carry the victims' bodies to a makeshift mortuary in Carita, Indonesia, after the area was hit by a tsunami yesterday following the eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano. – AFP pic, December 23, 2018.Bodies of victims recovered along Carita beach in Indonesia are placed in body bags after the area was hit by a tsunami on December 22 following an eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano. – AFP pic, December 23, 2018.Residents inspect their damaged homes in Carita after the area was hit by a tsunami yesterday. – AFP pic, December 23, 2018.Handout photo from Indonesia's Social Affairs Ministry taken and released today shows damaged buildings and vehicles in Carita, Indonesia. – AFP pic, December 23, 2018.Homes damaged by yesterday's tsunami on Carita beach, Indonesia are evacuated Hundreds of buildings have been destroyed by the wave, which hit beaches without warning in South Sumatra and the western tip of Java about 9.30pm local time yesterday. – AFP pic, December 23, 2018.People gather salvageable items from damaged buildings on Carita beach, Indonesia, after the area was hit by a tsunami that may have been caused by the eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano. – AFP pic, December 23, 2018.The injured receive treatment at a hospital in Carita on December 23, 2018, after the area was hit by a tsunami on December 22 following an eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano. – AFP pic, December 23, 2018.Handout photo from Indonesia's Social Affairs Ministry taken and released today shows bodies of victims laid out in Carita, Indonesia. – AFP pic, December 23, 2018.Handout photo from Indonesia's Social Affairs Ministry taken and released today shows a damaged building in Carita, Indonesia after the area was hit by a tsunami yesterday following the eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano. – AFP pic, December 23, 2018.Relatives mourn at a health facility where the bodies of tsunami victims are collected, in Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia. - EPA pic, December 23, 2018.The bodies of tsunami victims are collected at a health facility after a tsunami hit the Sunda Strait in Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia. - EPA pic, December 23, 2018.Indonesian residents gather near their house after a tsunami hit Sunda Strait in Anyer, Banten, Indonesia. - EPA pic, December 23, 2018.Local residents on a scooter transit near debris after a tsunami hit the Sunda Strait in Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia. - EPA pic, December 23, 2018.
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