This is a broken wall ruin taken on December 23 in Karita, Indonesia Wandan Province. More than 2500 houses and facilities have been severely damaged. The number of victims caused by the
tsunami has risen to 222.
initially suspected that the tsunami was caused by the eruption of the Krakato volcano and the high tide caused by the landslide of the seabed rock formation and the full moon.
Indonesian Disaster Resistance Agency said on the evening of the 23rd that the number of victims caused by the tsunami in the western part of the country on the evening of the Sunda Strait has risen to 222.
Indonesian Disaster Resistance Agency spokesman Sutopo said in a statement that the tsunami also injured 843 people, 28 people were missing, more than 500 houses and facilities were severely damaged, and more than 350 ships were damaged. The casualties and wounded in the tsunami were mainly tourists and local people.
Bandan Province’s worst-hit
No Chinese citizen casualties yet
Supopo said that Bandan Province’s worst-hit area, with 126 deaths and 624 injuries. Banten Province is not far from the capital , Jakarta , and is a tourist destination.
The western coast of Bandilan County is a traditional resort in Indonesia, about 3 hours' drive from the Indonesian capital Jakarta. Sutopo said that the day of the incident was on holiday, and the tsunami suddenly arrived, and many tourists and local people who were on vacation were killed without time to hide.
Supopo also said that a joint search and rescue team composed of military and police, the National Search and Rescue Administration, the Red Cross and local people is conducting emergency rescue, and many heavy equipment has entered the venue one after another.
Supopo said that the Indonesian Disaster Resistance Agency has not received any reports of foreigners being killed in the tsunami.
The Chinese Embassy in Indonesia issued a statement on the same day saying that as of now, no reports of casualties among Chinese citizens have been received by Indonesian parties. The embassy also reminds Chinese citizens and enterprises in Indonesia to raise their risk awareness, pay attention to preventing earthquakes and tsunami disasters, pay close attention to the tsunami warning issued by Indonesian officials, do not go to sea during the tsunami warning, stay away from the near-shore coast, keep communications open, and be prepared for emergency response.
The waves raided
The beach band was instantly submerged
Sutopo also posted a video taken by netizens in the disaster area that day. The picture shows that some houses by the sea were destroyed by the waves, bricks and tiles were scattered all over the ground, and branches and waste washed ashore by the waves could be seen everywhere, and the scene was in a mess. In another video, multiple cars are soaked in low-lying areas on the roadside, and the owner raises a flashlight in the dark night to check the losses.
A netizen said on social media that when the tsunami came, he was filming the scene of the Krakato volcano erupting in the Sunda Strait, and suddenly saw rows of huge waves propelling towards the shore in the distance. The netizen then fled through the jungle and village to a higher terrain nearby. The sea water entered the hotel where he was staying, flooding several cars.
The scene of the tsunami posted by Indonesian netizens on social media showed that a well-known pop band in Jakarta was holding a concert in a temporary tent on the beach, and the actors sang to the sea and hundreds of audiences on the scene. As the drums and music were sing together, the tsunami suddenly hit, pushing the stage, sound equipment and actors to the audience. The band then issued a statement saying that a singer and manager were killed and several members were missing.
Indonesian President Jokovic mourned the victims on social media on the same day and expressed condolences to the families of the deceased. He said that the military and police, disaster emergency agencies, the Ministry of Social Welfare and others have been asked to cooperate to deal with the disaster.
This tsunami was not caused by an earthquake
The authorities did not issue a tsunami warning
In a statement released by the Indonesian Meteorological, Climate and Geophysics Agency on the 23rd, the authorities did not issue a tsunami warning because the tsunami was not caused by an earthquake. The bureau also requires local residents and tourists to stay away from the beaches near the Sunda Strait.
It is reported that it is initially suspected that the tsunami was caused by the eruption of the Krakato volcano and the high tide caused by the landslide of the seabed rock formation and the full moon. Krakato volcano is located in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra . It is an active volcano and is currently in an active period.
Indonesia is located in the Pacific Rim seismic zone, with thousands of earthquakes of all sizes and sizes occurring every year, often causing tsunamis.At the end of September this year, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred in Gala County, Building 4, Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The earthquake and the tsunami caused more than 2,000 people were killed.
On December 26, 2004, a major earthquake occurred in the waters near Sumatra Island, Indonesia, and the tsunami caused by it killed about 230,000 people, of which more than 167,000 people were killed in Indonesia.
