Sunda Strait tsunami update: 430 dead, 1,495 injured and 159 lost

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) noted that the victims of the Sunda Strait tsunami in Banten and Lampung, occurring Saturday (12/22/2018), continued to take advantage of the situation. magnitude.

According to data collected until Wednesday (26/12/2018) at 13:00, WIB, BNPB's Data Center for Public Information and Public Relations, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, said that the number of dead had reached 430 people.

"Update H + 4, this Wednesday, December 26, 2018, there have been a total of 430 deaths," said Sutopo at a press conference at Graha BNPB, east of Jakarta, the Wednesday 12/12/2018.

The largest number of deaths occurred in the Pandeglang district, which had 290 casualties. Then, in the south of Lampung Regency, in Lampung, 113 people were killed.

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Meanwhile, in the regency of Serang, Banten, there were 25 dead.

Sutopo said that the number of victims has decreased since yesterday. In fact, victims' data are recorded twice.

"To attack the number of victims there were 29 yesterday, if today is 25, the difference of 4 people is double because of Serang and Pandeglang, which are in the sub-districts of Sinangka and Carita.

According to BNPB data, one person died in the Pesawaran district of Lampung and one died in Tanggamus Regency, Lampung.

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In the meantime, 1,495 wounded, 159 missing and 21,991 people have been displaced.

According to BNPB data, 924 homes were damaged, 73 homes were damaged, 60 stands were damaged, 1 pier and 1 shelter protected or damaged.

The tsunami also affected a number of vehicles, including 434 ships and ships, 24 four-wheelers and 41 two-wheelers.

Earlier, the tsunami struck the coast around the Sunda Strait on Saturday night (22/12/2018). The tsunami was triggered by an underwater avalanche and eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau.