JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Indonesian band Seventeen has confirmed the death of one of its members and its road manager following a tsunami in the Sunda Strait that struck the beach where the band was performing on Saturday night. The band confirmed via a press release that bassist M. Awal Purbani, also known as Bani, and road manager Oki Wijaya passed away following the disaster. Seventeen was performing at an event held by state electricity company PLN when the tsunami hit the stage where the band was performing, located on the shore of Tanjung Lesung beach, at 9.30pm. According to the statement, they had been evacuated to nearby clinics, and a search and rescue team had been deployed to the area. Frontman Ifan uploaded a video to his Instagram account, confirming in tears that several band members and his wife had not yet been found and asking for prayers from his followers.

Source: The Star December 23, 2018 11:03 UTC