Tsunami in Indonesia killed more than 200 people

A tsunami killed at least 222 people and hundreds of others were injured on Indonesia's Java and Sumatra islands, after the Anak Krakatau volcano caused landslides on the seabed, officials and media reported on December 23. .

According to Reuters, hundreds of houses were severely damaged because of a sudden tsunami along the perimeter of the Sunda Strait on December 22.

Indonesia's disaster prevention agency said that nearly 900 people were injured and 28 were still missing.

The video broadcast on the television shows images a few seconds when tsunamis hit the shore and residential areas, then swept the victims' seas and other things.

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The image collapsed after the tsunami hit Indonesia on December 22.

According to Reuters, coastal residents said they did not see or perceive warning signs, such as seawater receding or earthquakes, before a high wave of 2-3 meters hit.

Meanwhile, the government said the warning system was heard in some areas.

The government warned people and tourists to stay away from the coast of the Sunda Strait and warn of high tides to be effective until December 25. Thousands of residents had to evacuate to high places.

The tsunami on Christmas recalls memories of the earthquake that caused the tsunami in India on December 26, 2004, killing 226,000 people in 14 countries, of which more than 120,000 were in Indonesia.

On Twitter, President Joko Widodo said that he 'ordered relevant government agencies to take urgent steps immediately to find victims and care for the injured'.

Meanwhile, Vice President Jusuf Kalla told a news conference that the death toll 'is likely to increase'.

The tsunami on December 22 is the latest disaster in the Indonesian island nation this year.

Many consecutive earthquakes flattened many places on the island of Lombok, and.

Nearly 200 people died when their aircraft crashed into the Java Sea in October.