The number of casualties reached more than 700 people

In the Mentawai archipelago in West Sumatra province, the tsunami left 413 people dead and 298 missing, over 310 injured, of which 270 were seriously injured and thousands lost their homes and properties. At the Merapi volcanic eruption in Central Java province, the number of people killed stopped at 33, but dozens of people suffered severe burns that were under treatment.

Over the past few days, more than 1,250 volunteers have been mobilized to Mentawai and Padang, the capital of West Sumatra province to participate in rescue, rescue, search for survivors or collection of bodies. victims. Tens of thousands of tons of relief goods were shipped to Mentawai, but it was still difficult to bring relief goods to the people here because of the bad weather.

In the volcanic region of Merapi, the authorities used loudspeakers to amplify the sound of drums alerting people whenever there were signs of this mountain operating. Although the red alert command was still maintained, a few residents desperately returned home to look for cattle or go to the field to cut the grass and only return to the shelter at night. So, on October 29, when Merapi volcano returned, there were still more people killed.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian Volcanic Management Agency said on October 29 that 21 of the country's 68 volcanoes are in a state of instability, including 18 volcanoes in a state of warning, possibly eruption at any time. On October 29, Krakatau volcano in West Java province and Papandayan volcano in Lampung province appeared abnormal, eruptive.