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| At least 168 dead, hundreds injured as tsunami hits Indonesia coastal areas (VIDEO) | At least 168 dead, hundreds injured as tsunami hits Indonesia coastal areas (VIDEO) |
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| At least 168 people have been killed as a tsunami hit beaches around Sunda Strait in Indonesia on Saturday night, according to the country's officials. 33 remain missing, and hundreds have been injured. | |
| The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said the wave was not caused by an earthquake, but was possibly the result of an eruption of Mount Krakatoa. The agency later explained that its early warning systems are mostly tied to tectonic activity, rather than volcanic. | |
| Video filmed at one of the affected beaches and posted on Twitter shows the wave rolling in as bathers scramble away from the water. | Video filmed at one of the affected beaches and posted on Twitter shows the wave rolling in as bathers scramble away from the water. |
| Other images that were posted on social media show the devastation left behind by the waves. | Other images that were posted on social media show the devastation left behind by the waves. |
| At least 168 people were killed and 750 injured, while 33 remain missing after the tsunami destroyed hundreds of houses and buildings, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesperson said on Sunday, according to local media. | |
| Sunda Strait separates the islands of Java and Sumatra. Its coast is located about 100km (62 miles) from the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. | Sunda Strait separates the islands of Java and Sumatra. Its coast is located about 100km (62 miles) from the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. |
| The tsunami-like conditions were likely caused by undersea landslides resulting from volcanic activity at Krakatoa Volcano, according to the disaster agency. The volcano, also located in the Sunda Strait, has been spewing ash and periodically erupting for the past several months. | The tsunami-like conditions were likely caused by undersea landslides resulting from volcanic activity at Krakatoa Volcano, according to the disaster agency. The volcano, also located in the Sunda Strait, has been spewing ash and periodically erupting for the past several months. |
| Krakatoa is the volcano responsible for one of history's deadliest eruptions: in 1883 it caused over 36,000 deaths both directly and with the tsunami waves it triggered. | Krakatoa is the volcano responsible for one of history's deadliest eruptions: in 1883 it caused over 36,000 deaths both directly and with the tsunami waves it triggered. |
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