Tsunami death toll rises as rescue efforts expand along the Indonesia coast
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The death toll from a tsunami that hit the coast of Indonesia after a volcanic eruption rose above 370 on Monday, as rescuers dug through rubble with heavy machinery and bare hands along an expanding section of coastline affected by the deadly waves.
More than 120 people are still missing, and more than 1,400 were injured when the tsunami struck the Indonesia islands of Java and Sumatra almost without warning late Saturday, shortly after the Anak Krakatau volcano erupted in the Sunda Strait dividing the islands.
Earlier on Monday morning, Indonesia’s Disaster Management Agency had put the death toll at 281. But the agency later said 373 people were confirmed dead, 1,459 injured and 128 missing.
Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said Monday it had concluded that “the eruption triggered a landslide underwater” at Anak Krakatau.
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