Tokyo News Agency reported in a comprehensive foreign media report that according to Reuters, a beach near the Sunda Strait (Sunda Strait) in Indonesia between Sumatra and Java Island was hit by a tsunami on the evening of the 22nd. The death toll has risen to 62, and nearly 600 others have been injured.
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for the Indonesian National Disaster Reduction Agency, told Metro TV that the worst hits were Serang, Pandeglang and South Lampung areas.
He said the tsunami caused hundreds of houses to be damaged and two people were missing.
000000 022 tsunami attack, the victims came to a mosque for refuge (Reuters)
According to Singapore Lianhe Zaobao, a video circulating online showed that when the tsunami occurred, Indonesian pop band Seventeen held a concert at the Tanjung Lesong Resort on the western end of Java Island. The band was performing vigorously, and suddenly the tsunami hit and the stage collapsed in an instant.
band lead singer Riefian Fajarsyah uploaded a video on Instagram this morning that his wife and actor Dylan Sahara, as well as three band members, Andi, Herman and Ujang, are all missing, while bassist Bani and agent Oki have unfortunately passed away. Unexpectedly, the next second, the stage was attacked from the rear by strong waves. Whether it was people or musical instruments, they fell into the sea, while the people who had no time to escape kept screaming.
Indonesia The National Disaster Resistance Agency previously released a message confirming that Indonesia's Sunda Strait was hit by a tsunami on the evening of the 22nd local time. According to the BBC (BBC), the tsunami was caused by the Krakatoa volcano eruption in the Sunda Strait.
KrakatoumVolcano is actually an volcanic island, , with an altitude of more than 800 meters and an area of about 10.5 square kilometers on the water. Records show that in 1883, the Krakato volcano erupted, which allegedly destroyed hundreds of villages and cities and killed more than 30,000 people.
Source: Dongboshe
Edited by: Ganquan