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Indonesia resumes research after the tsunami | World
The Indonesian government resumed Wednesday the search for 154 people who disappeared after the tsunami swept the coast of the Sunda Strait last Saturday.
According to the latest official report, the death toll will reach 429. In addition, more than 1,500 people were injured by the tsunami, which resulted in the deportation of more than 16,000 people.
The rain again complicates the mission of the rescue teams on the fourth day of the search for survivors between the ruins of collapsed buildings and those of dragged cars.
A strong eruption of Arak Kratatau volcano triggered the tsunami, which reached the shore of the Sonda Strait without triggering the giant wave alarms.
The fear of a similar new event due to the ongoing activity of the volcano has led the Indonesian government to ask residents of the region to avoid the sea in the coming days.
The death toll in the Indonesian tsunami is 400
The death toll in the tsunami in Indonesia is 400
The death toll in the tsunami in Indonesia is 400 (25), hundreds People were looking for higher places in Sumur District, on the island of Java, after hearing a new explosion at Anak Krakatau, but the eruption did not have a lot of consequences.
The Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency said that the tsunami warning system caused by a volcano has been no longer operational since 2012. The floods installed to detect a rising tide have been vandalized, as the authorities do not have the resources to do so. (26) Of the 167,799 people who died as a result of the great tsunami that hit the country in 2004, following a magnitude 9.3 earthquake in North Sumatra.
The tremor also left victims in other countries bathed by the Indian Ocean. Official estimates indicate that 230,723 people died in the tragedy.
Various religious ceremonies are planned in the night in Aceh province, the most affected by the tsunami.
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According to the authorities, the tsunami was caused by a sudden surge in tide caused by the full moon, badociated with an avalanche on the seabed after the eruption of Anak Krakatoa, which forms a small island in the Sunda Strait.
Anak Krakatoa is a small volcanic island appeared in the ocean half a century after the fatal eruption of Krakatoa volcano in 1883. It is part of the 127 active volcanoes of Indonesia.
"This combination caused a sudden tsunami that hit the coast," said Nugroho, pointing out that the Indonesian Geological Survey was trying to elucidate exactly what had happened.
Volcanic eruptions, which are relatively rare, can cause tsunamis by sudden displacement of water or landslides on slopes, according to the International Tsunami Information Center.
Pacific Ring of Fire
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The country often suffers from violent earthquakes, more recently in the city of Palu, on the island of Celebes, where thousands of people nes died from the aftermath of an earthquake and tsunami.
In 2004, a tsunami caused by a magnitude 9.3 earthquake on Sumatra, Indonesia, killed 220,000 people in several countries of the Indian Ocean, including 168,000 in Indonesia.
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