At least 20 killed when tsunami hits coastal areas in Indonesia

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https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/22/asia/deadly-tsunami-indonesia/index.html


(CNN)A tsunami hit Pandeglang, Serang and South Lampung, Indonesia, early Sunday, killing 20 people and injuring 165, according to a tweet from Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, head of public relations at Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency.

Two people are missing and dozens of buildings were damaged, he said.


The tsunami was likely caused by a combination of underwater landslides due to a volcanic eruption of Mount Krakatau and the full moon, Nugroho tweeted. The country's meteorological, climatological and geological agency is investigating the cause of the tsunami.

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1. This is the second tsunami in Indonesia this year

Damn! The numbers will rise.

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2. Indonesia tsunami: 222 dead and 'many missing' after Anak Krakatoa erupts

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2018/dec/23/indonesia-tsunami-dozens-dead-hundreds-injured-after-anak-krakatoa-erupts

The death toll has just climbed to 222, with 843 injured and 28 missing, according to AP, which is citing Indonesia’s disaster agency.

Updated at 10.49am GMT

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Last night’s tsunami was one of a series of disasters to hit Indonesia in 2018. More than 100 people died when an earthquake devastated the tourist island of Lombok near Bali in August. In September a 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit the area around Palu on the island of Sulawesi in northern Indonesia. It triggered a tsunami and together the two natural disasters devastated the region. The official death toll is more than 2,000 but it is feared this figure could finally rise to 5,000.

Martin Farrer has written a run-down of the terrible disasters to affect the country this year.

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What we know so far

Updated at 10.02am GMT

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The volcano Anak Krakatoa – meaning “Child of Krakatoa” – which is thought to have triggered the deadly tsunami has been particularly active since June, occasionally sending massive plumes of ash high into the sky and in October a tour boat was nearly hit by lava bombs from the erupting volcano.

The volcanic island emerged in 1928 out of the caldera of Krakatoa, the volcano that famously exploded in 1883 in one of the most violent volcanic eruptions in history, spewing ash 12km into the air and killing more than 30,000 people.

Anak Krakatoa has been continually active since it emerged, with eruptions once every two to three years. It is uninhabited but a popular tourist destination.
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There was a live show hosted by the electricity company on a beach. Lots of local tourists are among the dead.

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3. Thanks for the update

Yikes

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4. They expect numbers to rise

Video of the tsunami hitting the stage from behind is mind blowing.
And there are other areas beyond the hotel and restaurant stretch that got hit.

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5. Just found the video. Wow.

I've been out of the loop on TV news getting ready for family coming in to town.

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6. Saw it on CNN at 5.00am

Shocking