Dozens of ambulance cars have been deployed to Tanjung Lesung, Panimbang, in Pandeglang regency, Banten by the local administration and the private sector. "Volunteers have reached Tanjung Lesung for search and rescue," Edi, 40, a resident of Tanjung Lesung, who is also a survivor of the tsunami told Antara news agency on Sunday. Some of the tsunami survivors have been brought to Panimbang community health center (Puskesmas) in Pandeglang regency, Banten, which has recorded a death toll of 10 so far. "All 10 people who died were tourists in Tanjung Lesung," Iwan, a staff member at the health center told Antara news agency. On the other side of the Sunda Strait in Bandarlampung, survivors took shelter at the Lampung governor’s office.

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 23, 2018 07:41 UTC