Rescue officials said Indonesia was underprepared for a tsunami caused by volcanic activity, rather than an earthquake Dian Triyuli Handoko/EPAAt least 222 people were killed and more than 800 injured after a tsunami, triggered by a volcanic eruption, struck the west coast of Indonesia. It hit beach resorts around the Sunda Strait off the islands of Java and Sumatra on Saturday night, destroying buildings and causing widespread chaos. “It is very confusing here now,” said Atjie Kaya of the humanitarian group World Vision, speaking from the disaster zone in Java. “We are trying to co-ordinate with the government and police, but the main focus is trying to identify the dead. People are scared as there is not much information, but they are in shelters and hospitals for now.

Source: The Times December 23, 2018 06:07 UTC