The death toll from a tsunami that struck the coastal islands of Indonesia surpassed 370 Monday as rescuers continue searching for survivors who were left…
The death toll from a tsunami that struck the coastal islands of Indonesia surpassed 370 Monday as rescuers continue searching for survivors who were left blindsided Saturday night by the fast-moving wave.
More than 120 people are missing, and another 1,400 were injured when the wave bulled through the islands of Java and Sumatra. The Anak Krakatau volcano erupted Saturday in the Sunda Strait and triggered an underwater landslide, which resulted in the mass tsunami.
“The landslide was analyzed, and the magnitude of the tremor was 3.4 from our analysis,” Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency Director Dwikorita Karnawati said during a news conference Monday.
The disaster prompted concern about the country’s early-tsunami warning system. (RELATED: Harrowing Video Shows Massive Indonesia Tsunami Wiping Out Concert Venue)
WATCH:
Aerial footage shows thick plume of smoke and ash above the Anak Krakatau volcano after its eruption was believed to have triggered a tsunami that has killed hundreds of people in Indonesia.
