Indonesia Tsunami- Hundreds Of People Still Unaccounted For

The Tsunami in Indonesia first report says twenty people have been killed in the Sunda Strait. The reports are the Tsunami hit the Sunda Strait which is the channel of water between the islands of Java and sumatra. The Government Disaster Mitigation Agency has issued a statement saying that a hundred and sixty five other people had been injured, that is on top of the twenty that have been reported to have died.

The Tsunami is started on Saturday night, hitting beaches in the area. The authorities are investigating now, whether the Tsunami was caused by the nearby volcano 'Krakatoa'.






In Indonesia, officials are warning people to stay away from the coast as a high wave warning remains in place after Saturday's Tsunami. Rescuers are trying to find survivors, about 220 people have been killed and more than 800 others have been injured.

The first wave struck at 9:20pm on Saturday evening, crashing into resorts and homes along the coast line in the Sunda Strait. According to sources, the government is telling people to stay away from the beaches, as this was an unusual and very unpredictable Tsunami and they believed it was triggered by volcanic activity at Anak Krakatoa, the volcano that sits out in the Sunda Strait.

The Indonesian government is organizing its emergency response in full details of the scale of the devastation are still emerging. A number of charities and what are known as NGOs have teamed in Indonesia.

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