JAKARTA — A tsunami that struck on Saturday engulfed hundreds of tourists watching a performance in Tanjung Lesung, in Pandeglang, Banten, a survivor said Sunday. “We saw hundreds of people who were watching a music event disappear under the wave,” Nono, a tourist from Bekasi, West Java, said as quoted by Antara news agency on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENTThe Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) first said the event was not a tsunami but a high tidal wave. They were gathered around a stage watching a performance of dangdut music, he said. Witnesses and viral videos revealed that when the tsunami struck, pop band Seventeen was playing on stage.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 23, 2018 07:41 UTC