At least 220 dead in Indonesian tsunami
Posted by Josh Taylor / December 23, 2018
A tsunami in Indonesia has killed at least 220 people and injured nearly 600 people. The cause is unknown, but the New York Times reports:
Scientists from Indonesia’s Meteorology and Geophysics agency said it could have been caused by undersea landslides from the eruption of Anak Krakatau, a volcanic island formed over years from the nearby Krakatau volcano. They also cited tidal waves caused by the full moon.
Oystein Lund Andersen, Norwegian volcano photographer, reports that there were two waves:“And suddenly I saw this wave coming, and I had to run. There were two waves. The first wave wasn’t that strong – I could run from it…and I heard a bigger wave coming. I looked out of the window when the second wave hit. It was much bigger.”
Over four-hundred homes, nine hotels, and ten vessels were heavily damaged in the disaster.
Another 832 people died earlier this year, in September, in an earthquake an tsunami that hit the city of Palu.
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