Soldiers combed the coast, flying drones overhead as torrential rain contributed to tricky driving conditions for ambulances ferrying injured people to local hospitals. Play Video 1:58 Indonesia: search for missing people under way after deadly tsunami – video reportRescuers have also been searching Sumur, an area at the very southern part of where the tsunami hit. Officials confirmed there were 1,485 people injured by the tsunami as well as 882 houses and 73 hotels and villas damaged. On Monday, Indonesian officials confirmed that the deadly tsunami was triggered by a chunk of the Anak Krakatau volcano slipping into the ocean. The fact that the tsunami was triggered by a volcano rather than an earthquake meant no tsunami warning was triggered, scientists said.
Source: The Guardian December 25, 2018 05:13 UTC