<![CDATA[[caption id="attachment_137926" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Tsunami kills over 160 people in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait (AP Photo/Dian Triyuli Handoko)[/caption]
With the world anxiously waiting for the Christmas holidays, we have been shaken by news of a tsunami that occurred after a volcanic eruption killed more than 160 people around Indonesia’s Sunda Strait.
The tragic incident which occurred during a busy holiday weekend, sent water crashing ashore and sweeping away hotels, hundreds of houses and people attending a beach concert.
More than 700 people were reported injured after the tsunami hit at 9:27 p.m. Saturday, the Disaster Management Agency said. At least 30 others were missing, but the toll could continue to rise because some areas had not yet been reached.
Scientists, including those from Indonesia’s Meteorology and Geophysics agency, said the tsunami could have been caused by undersea landslides or those occurring above sea level on the volcano’s steep outside slope following the eruption of Anak Krakatau. It translates to “Child of Krakatoa,” a volcanic island formed over years after one of the largest eruptions in recorded history occurred at the Krakatoa volcano more than a century ago. The scientists also cited tidal waves caused by the full moon.
Our prayers goes out to the people of Indonesia at this challenging moment.]]>
