The number of people killed by the tsunami in Indonesia is nearly 400

Indonesian rescue and military teams approached the coastline, hoping to find survivors of the tsunami triggered by volcanoes. Currently, the death toll has reached at least 373 people.

On the evening of Saturday 22 December 2018, the Anak Krakatau volcano suddenly operated, a portion of the crater and lava pouring into the sea created geological fractures, combined with high tide triggering the tsunamis hit coastal areas, on both sides of the Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java islands.

Currently, rescue workers have used heavy machinery and bare hands to dig corpses out of mud and rubble, along the 100km-long Java west coast.

Rescue workers are approaching the shores of Java and Sumatra to search for tsunami survivors.

More than 1,459 people were injured and about 12,000 residents had to move to higher ground, with high tide warnings lasting until next Wednesday.

"At least 373 people have died, while 128 are currently missing , " said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for the Indonesia Disaster Management Agency on Monday evening.

Saturday's tsunami destroyed more than 700 buildings, from small shops and houses to villas and hotels, and no early warning was given to those living on the coast.

High waves have isolated hundreds of people on Sebesi Island, about 12km from the volcano.

President Joko Widodo told Indonesian disaster management and mitigation agencies that it is urgent to install early warning systems, but experts say, unlike tsunamis caused by dynamic battle. Land, it is difficult to carry out a tsunami warning from a volcano, because this process activates from the bottom of the ocean.

Not only that, excavators are being used to move reinforced concrete fragments, instant noodles, necessities, and medicine to victims. The military, police groups and soldiers have been coming to remote areas.

A rescue team used sniffing dogs to find survivors at the beach club, where the tsunami swept away an outdoor stage, where Indonesia's Seventeen rock band was performing for a meal. The party has about 200 guests.

In a village 20 km away, district chief Atmadja Suhara said he was assisting in taking care of 4,000 refugees, many of whom are currently homeless.

"People are still in a state of panic," he said.

"We are often in disaster, but not as bad as this."

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