Indonesia tsunami toll touches 429, thousands go homeless
Thousands of people were left homeless when the waves smashed homes on coastal areas of western Java and southern Sumatra.
Published: 25th December 2018 01:04 PM | Last Updated: 25th December 2018 01:04 PM | A+A A-
People inspect the damage at a tsunami-ravaged village in Sumur, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Photo | AP)
SUMUR: The death toll from the tsunami that hit Indonesian islands without warning Saturday night has passed 420 with more than 1,400 people injured.
Thousands of people were left homeless when the waves smashed homes on coastal areas of western Java and southern Sumatra.
Disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said the death toll had climbed to 429 on Tuesday and at least 128 were missing.
Military troops, government personnel and volunteers were searching along debris-strewn beaches.
Where victims were found, body bags were laid out, and weeping relatives identified the dead.
