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Indonesian rescuers on Tuesday used drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors along the devastated west coast of Java hit by a series of tsunami that killed at least 429 people, warning more victims are expected to be uncovered as the search expands.
Thick ash clouds continued to spew from Anak Krakatoa, a volcanic island where a crater collapsed at high tide on Saturday, sending tsunami smashing into coastal areas on both sides of the Sunda Strait between the islands of Sumatra and Java.

At least 128 people are still missing. More than 1,400 people were injured, and thousands moved to higher ground, with a high-tide warning extended until Wednesday.
Tsunami has killed hundreds but Krakatoa’s massive eruption in 1883 rocked the world
Rescuers used heavy machinery, sniffer dogs, and special cameras to detect and dig bodies out of mud and wreckage along a 100km (60 mile) stretch of Java’s west coast and officials said the search area would be expanded further south.

“There are several locations that we previously thought were not affected,” said Yusuf Latif, spokesman for the national search and rescue agency. “But now we are reaching more remote areas … and in fact there are many victims there.”
Sick, hungry Indonesia tsunami survivors cram shelters as death toll continues to rise
The vast archipelago, which sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, has suffered its worst annual death toll from disasters in more than a decade.

Earthquakes flattened parts of Lombok in July and August, and a double quake-and-tsunami killed more than 2,000 people on a remote part of Sulawesi in September.
It took just 24 minutes after the landslide for waves to hit land, and there was no early warning for those living on the coast.

Patkamla Badak dan Patkamla Panaitan dari Lanal Banten bergerak ke Pulau Sangiang membawa bantuan obat-obatan dan Tim Kesehatan Lanal Banten dan Dinkes Kota Cilegon pada 25/12/2018 pukul 10.20 WIB. Kondisi Selat Sunda mendung dan bergelombang. pic.twitter.com/QzZB54fHii
— Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_PN) December 25, 2018

Authorities and experts have warned of further high waves and advised residents to stay away from the shoreline.
Rescue efforts were hampered by heavy rainfall and low visibility. Military and volunteer rescue teams used drones to assess the extent of the damage. One team used sniffer dogs to search for survivors at the beach club where a tsunami washed away an outdoor stage where the Indonesian rock band Seventeen were performing at a party for about 200 guests.

Destruction was visible along much of the coastline where waves of up to two metres (six feet) crushed vehicles, lifted chunks of metal, felled trees, wooden beams and household items and deposited them on roads and rice fields.
Another tsunami could hit Indonesia, experts warn
Nurjana, 20, ran uphill after the tsunami hit. Her beachside snack stall was washed away.


“I opened the door straight away and saved myself. I jumped over the wall,” she said. “Everything is destroyed.”

Out in the strait, Anak Krakatoa (Child of Krakatoa) was still erupting, belching white smoke and ash into the sky.
The meteorology agency said that an area of about 64 hectares, or 90 soccer pitches, of the volcanic island had collapsed into the sea.

In 1883, the volcano then known as Krakatoa erupted in one of the biggest blasts in recorded history, killing more than 36,000 people in a series of tsunami, and lowering the global surface temperature by one degree Celsius with its ash. Anak Krakatoa is the island that emerged from the area in 1927, and has been growing ever since.
Saturday’s high waves isolated hundreds of people on Sebesi island, about 12km (seven miles) volcano.
“We are completely paralysed,” Syamsiar, a village secretary on the island, told Metro TV, calling for food and medicine.

President Joko Widodo, who is running for re-election in April, told disaster agencies to install early warning systems, but experts said that, unlike tsunami caused by earthquakes, little could have been done in time to alert people that waves were coming.
Food, water, blankets, and medical aid has started arriving in the area.
District chief Atmadja Suhara said he was helping to care for 4,000 refugees, many of them homeless.
“Everybody is still in a state of panic,” he said. “We often have disasters, but not as bad as this.”
“God willing,” he said, “we will rebuild.”


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A worker holds guitars belonging to a rock band Seventeen at a resort which was hit by a tsunami in Tanjung Lesung, Banten province, Indonesia, Indonesia, December 24, 2018. REUTERS/Jorge Silva TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

epa07247923 A handout photo made available by the National Agency for Disaster Cuntermeasure (BNPB) shows demolished homes seen from a rescue helicopter after a tsunami hit the Sunda Strait, in Banten, Indonesia, 24 December 2018 (issued 25 December 2018). According to the BNPB, at least 373 people were killed and 1,459 others were injured after a tsunami hit the coastal regions of the Sunda Strait on 22 December. EPA-EFE/BNPB / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

This handout picture taken on December 24, 2018 and released by the Indonesian Presidential Palace shows Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (3rd R) speaking to the media in Carita, Banten province, two days after a tsunami - caused by activity at a volcano known as the "child" of Krakatoa - hit the west coast of Indonesia's Java island. - Indonesian rescuers raced to find survivors on December 24 after a volcano-triggered tsunami killed at least 281 people, with experts warning the devastated region could be slammed by more deadly waves. (Photo by Handout / Indonesian Presidential Palace / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / INDONESIAN PRESIDENTIAL PALACE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

epa07247961 Rescuers display identification cards believed to belong to victims after a tsunami hit Sunda Strait, in Tanjung Lesung, Banten, Indonesia, 25 December 2018. According to the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB), at least 373 people were killed and 1,459 others were injured after a tsunami hit the coastal regions of the Sunda Strait on 22 December. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA

This aerial picture taken on December 23, 2018 by Bisnis Indonesia shows the Anak (Child) Krakatoa volcano erupting in the Sunda Straits off the coast of southern Sumatra and the western tip of Java. - The death toll from the December 22 volcano-triggered tsunami in Indonesia has risen to 281, with more than 1,000 people injured, the national disaster agency said on December 24, as the desperate search for survivors ramped up. (Photo by Nurul HIDAYAT / BISNIS INDONESIA / AFP)

epa07247970 A girl stands among debris after a tsunami hit the Sunda Strait, in Tanjung Lesung, Banten, Indonesia, 25 December 2018. According to the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB), at least 373 people were killed and 1,459 others were injured after a tsunami hit the coastal regions of the Sunda Strait on 22 December. EPA-EFE/ADI WEDA

Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman of Indonesia's Mitigation and Disaster Agency (BNPB), holds a news conference to brief on the latest situation after a tsunami hit the Sunda Strait, at the BNPB headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, December 25, 2018. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

Demolished homes seen from a rescue helicopter after the tsunami hit Banten in Indonesia. Photo: EPA

Before the tsunami that killed hundreds, Krakatoa’s massive eruption in 1883 rocked the world

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epa07246206 (FILE) - A handout file photo made available by NASA on 23 December 2018 shows an image, acquired by the MultiSpectral Instrument (MSI) on the European Space Agency (ESA)'s Sentinel-2, of the Krakatau Islands as volcano Anak Krakatau (C, top) erupts volcanic ash and steam over the waters of the Sunda Strait, Indonesia, 22 September 2018. A tsunami that hit coastal areas on Indonesia's Sunda Straight on 22 December 2018, has killed at least 62 people and injured over 580 others. The Indonesian disaster management agency warned that the death toll is likely to rise. A possible cause of the seismic sea wave was believed to be undersea landslides related to Anak Krakatau's volcanic activity. The tsunami struck at around 21:30 local time (14:30GMT) on 22 December 2018. EPA-EFE/ESA/NASA HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

A plume of ash erupts from Anak Krakatoa volcano in July. File photo: EPA

Indonesia: 222 dead, more than 800 injured after Anak Krakatoa sparks ‘volcano tsunami’

Residents sit inside a mosque as they evacuated following high waves and the eruption of Anak Krakatau volcano at Labuan district in Pandeglang regency, Banten province, Indonesia, December 22, 2018, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Picture taken December 22, 2018. Antara Foto/Muhammad Bagus Khoirunas/ via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT.

epa07246135 An Indonesian man sits down among the ruins of houses after a tsunami hit Sunda Strait in Anyer, Banten, Indonesia, 23 December 2018. According to the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB), at least 43 people dead and 584 others have been injured after a tsunami hit the coastal regions of the Sunda Strait. EPA-EFE/DIAN TRIYULI HANDOKO

epa07246112 A handout photo made available by the Indonesia's national disaster management (BNPB) shows a ruined car that was rolled over after a tsunami hit Sunda Strait, in Anyer, Banten, Indonesia, 23 December 2018. According to BNPB, at least 43 people dead and 584 others have been injured. EPA-EFE/BNPB / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Indonesia’s disaster management agency said the possible cause of the tsunami were undersea landslides after ‘Anak Krakatoa’ volcano erupted. File photo: Reuters

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Drones and sniffer dogs search for survivors as Indonesia tsunami death toll rises

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At least 429 people were killed by deadly wave in Sumatra and Java and about 1,400 injured