5:46
- ABC News
- December 25, 2018
Tsunami kills hundreds; second wave feared
The tsunami was preceded by a potent volcanic blast that may have triggered it.
5:46
\"Please pray so that my wife Dylan [Dylan Sahara] will be found soon,\" said Frajarsyah, sobbing.
President Donald Trump tweeted about the disaster, calling it \"unthinkable devastation.\"
\"More than two hundred dead and nearly a thousand injured or unaccounted for. We are praying for recovery and healing. America is with you!\" Trump tweeted.
Unthinkable devastation from the tsunami disaster in Indonesia. More than two hundred dead and nearly a thousand injured or unaccounted for. We are praying for recovery and healing. America is with you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 23, 2018
Speaking to a gathering of pilgrims at the St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Pope Francis asked the world to pray for the victims of the Indonesian catastrophe.
\"My appeal is that these brothers and sisters may not lack our solidarity and the support of the international community,\" the pope said.
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Pandeglang, Serang and South Lampung on the island of Java were the hardest-hit regions, according to authorities. The regions are a few hours west of the capital city of Jakarta with its population of almost 10 million people.
The most affected area was the Pandeglang region of Banten province in Java, which includes Ujung Kulon National Park and surrounding popular beaches.
Jumlah korban dan kerusakan akibat tsunami di Selat Sunda per 23/12/2018 pukul 16.00 WIB tercatat 222 orang meninggal dunia, 843 orang luka-luka & 28 orang hilang. Kerusakan fisik: 556 unit rumah rusak, 9 unit hotel rusak berat, 60 warung kuliner rusak, 350 kapal-perahu rusak. pic.twitter.com/7esz00fnD7
— Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_PN) December 23, 2018
Video footage from the disaster zones showed hundreds of homes in ruins and vehicles that had been tossed about like toys dotting the wreckage.
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A team of police officers combing collapsed buildings in a village north of Labuham on the northwest coast of Java island saved a 5-year-old boy found buried in the rubble. A video showed officers pulling the boy from a collapsed structure and carrying him to safety as he broke into tears.
Kathy Mueller of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies told ABC News that her organization mobilized teams to help in the search-and-rescue effort and to treat and help those saved.
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\"Their priority is to make sure that those who survived this tsunami are looked after as well as to make sure that if there is anyone at all trapped in the rubble, that they are rescued and brought to safety,\" Mueller said.
She said the rescue effort was being hampered by damage to main roads leading to and from the hardest hit areas.
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\"And, of course, it's also the rainy season so people whose homes have been destroyed or damaged, they may not have structures to sleep in tonight so ... we're bringing in things like tarpaulins to help provide at least some makeshift shelter,\" said Muller, adding that this is the third major natural disaster to hit Indonesia since late July.
She said many of those being treated in hospitals suffered cuts and scrapes.
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\"I want to express my deep sorrow for the victims in Serang, Pandeglang and Banten Province,\" Indonesian President Joko Widodo said in a statement translated from Indonesian, according to The Associated Press. \"May those who are left be patient.\"
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Krakatau, a volcano located between the islands of Java and Sumatra, is known for the historic eruption in 1883 that blew the island apart and killed 30,000 people. It has erupted regularly since.
Prior to Saturday, Anak Krakatau erupted on Oct. 15.
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Photos just in: first aiders evacuate injured people in South Lampung in #Sumatra after the #Krakatoa #tsunami last night. We wish people a speedy recovery. pic.twitter.com/yfls5xXLSc
— IFRC Asia Pacific (@IFRCAsiaPacific) December 23, 2018
Indonesia was struck by a massive earthquake and tsunami in late September. The disaster hit Sulawesi, an island hundreds of miles northeast of Java. The disaster killed over 2,000 people and displaced 70,000 more.
ABC News' Maureen Jeyasooriar, Mark Osborne and Chris Francescani contributed to this report.
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