This is so scary…
A tsunami apparently triggered by a volcanic eruption has killed at least 222 people in Indonesia, with many more injured, and others still missing across the country.
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The death and injury toll will likely continue to rise as first responders reach more areas affected by the tsunami, but even already now, this is clearly a scary, unfortunate disaster.
Scientists are linking the tsunami to the eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano.
Dramatic video of the tsunami itself and the aftermath was posted quickly to social media (below):
BREAKING: Video shows smoke billowing from Krakatau after a #Tsunami hit parts of Indonesia. At least 222 people now confirmed dead. https://t.co/BUwjlKNQaS
— Global News Network (@GlobalNews77) December 23, 2018
"There was no warning it was going to hit" – at least 168 people have been killed and 745 injured after a tsunami hit the coast on Indonesia's Sunda Strait, government officials say
Latest: https://t.co/SJaQllKKLT pic.twitter.com/JhnfiIJRbF
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 23, 2018
AFTERMATH: Ruined structures line the road of a town in Indonesia devastated by a tsunami that has left scores dead, and hundreds injured across the region. https://t.co/1Erf5XMxgJ pic.twitter.com/Qv8ujsriF1
— ABC News (@ABC) December 23, 2018
NEW: Video shows a tsunami crashing into a venue in Indonesia where the band Seventeen was performing https://t.co/4P9zDCRkKC pic.twitter.com/q9RYOaPTt8
— BNO News (@BNONews) December 23, 2018
This is the moment the Indonesia tsunami struck a band while they were playing.
Riefian Fajarsyah, the lead singer of ‘Seventeen’ who was onstage when the waves hit, says the band’s bassist and manager were killed – and others are still missing.
Warning: distressing images. pic.twitter.com/9csBabnuip
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) December 23, 2018
Ugh. So awful.
Our thoughts and prayers are with everybody involved — especially the first responders and rescuers, now, as they face a very difficult task trying to save those in need.
[Image via CBS News/Twitter.]
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