Jakarta: Over 280 people have been found dead and 1000 injured after a massive tsunami hit Sumatra and Java in Indonesia. Also, around 11,687 have been displaced. The tsunami struck coastal areas of Sunda Strait on Saturday night.
The tsunami was caused by “an undersea landslide resulting from volcanic activity on Anak
Here’s a footage posted on Twitter by David Lipson courtesy Susi Air.
Indonesian rescuers are scrambling with diggers and other heavy equipment and even with their bare hands, trying to free survivors from the rubble.
More than 600 homes and more than 400 boats and ships were damaged.
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