Tsunami kills at least 373 in Indonesia


FE Team | Published: December 24, 2018 19:54:49 | Updated: December 28, 2018 15:26:25


A man crying after identifying a relative during a rescue operation at the beach front hotel, which was hit by a tsunami in Pandeglang, Banten province in Indonesia on Monday. -Reuters Photo

The tsunami in Indonesia killed at least 373 people and injured more than 1,400 on the islands of Java and Sumatra, an official said on Monday.

 “1,459 people are injured, while 128 remain missing,” Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency, said in a statement, reports Reuters.

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