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Last Post 12/23/2018 1:45 AM by  nikos
Flashpoints-Current Items for Urgent Prayers: Indonesia tsunami hits Sunda Strait after Krakatoa eruption
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12/23/2018 1:45 AM
    At least 168 people have been killed and 745 injured after a tsunami hit the coast on Indonesia's Sunda Strait, government officials say.

    The country's disaster management agency says hundreds of buildings were damaged by Saturday's tsunami.

    It says the possible cause of the tsunami was undersea landslides after the Anak Krakatoa volcano erupted.

    The strait, between the islands of Java and Sumatra, connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean.

    What is the latest?
    The disaster management agency has warned people to stay away from the coastline due to fears of another tsunami.

    Saturday's tsunami struck at about 21:30 local time (14:30GMT), and the death toll is likely to rise further, officials say.

    Deaths have been reported in the Pandeglang, Lampung and Serang regions.

    The BBC's Rebecca Henschke in Indonesia said there were reports that the death toll in Lampung province alone could be in the hundreds.

    Among the areas hit was the popular Tanjung Lesung beach resort in west Java. There was no warning of the advancing wave.

    Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46663158
    Tags: Indonesia, tsunami, Sunda Strait, Anak Krakatoa volcano, Pandeglang, Lampung, Serang
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