December 28, 2018
Indonesia's tsunami has raised fears that another deadly wave could wipe out the few dozen Javan rhinos still living in the wild, conservation authorities say.
There are believed to be fewer than 70 of the critically endangered species in a national park not far from a rumbling volcano that triggered Saturday's killer wave.
None of the animals are believed to have been killed in the disaster -- which left more than 400 people dead -- but officials are warning that another deadly wave could slam into the stricken region. — AFP
December 27, 2018
Indonesia has raised the danger level for an island volcano that triggered a tsunami over the weekend, killing at least 430 people in Sumatra and Java, and widened its no-go zone.
The country's volcanology agency says that the Anak Krakatau volcano's alert status had been raised to the second highest level and the exclusion zone more than doubled to a 5-kilometer (3-mile) radius. — AP
December 26, 2018
Indonesian search and rescue teams Wednesday plucked stranded residents from remote islands and pushed into isolated communities desperate for aid in the aftermath of a volcano-triggered tsunami that killed over 400.
But torrential rains hampered the effort and heaped more misery on the region, as officials warned another killer wave could hit the stricken area.
The disaster agency cautioned residents to stay clear of the coast, as fresh activity at the Anak Krakatoa volcano, which sits in the middle of the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra islands, threatened to spark another tsunami. -- Agence France-Presse
December 24, 2018
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and to the government and people of Indonesia. The UN leader also wished for speedy recovery to those who were injured.
"The United Nations stands ready to support the ongoing Government-led rescue and relief efforts," Guterres said.
.@antonioguterres is deeply saddened by the loss of life, injuries and damage caused by the tsunami that struck the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra yesterday. The @UN is ready to support ongoing Government-led rescue & relief efforts. Read more: https://t.co/WEqIoYnlei
— UN Spokesperson (@UN_Spokesperson) December 23, 2018
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro also expressed their support to Indonesia.
"Canadians' thoughts are with you & our government is ready to offer assistance if needed," Trudeau said on Twitter.
"On behalf of the people of Venezuela, I express my heartfelt condolences for the catastrophe that occurred in the Indonesian people, which amounted to more than 220 people who died, hundreds of missing persons and incalculable material losses," Maduro said on Twitter.
A very shocking and tragic situation in Indonesia - today we send condolences to everyone affected by the tsunami that caused so much devastation on the Sunda Strait. Canadians’ thoughts are with you & our government is ready to offer assistance if needed.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) December 23, 2018
En nombre del pueblo de Venezuela expresó mis sentidas condolencias por la catástrofe ocurrida al pueblo de Indonesia, que suma más de 220 personas fallecidas, centenares de desaparecidos e incalculables pérdidas materiales. Toda nuestra solidaridad y respaldo.
— Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) December 23, 2018
In his Twitter account, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said he has ordered government agencies to conduct emergency response measures to rescue the victims and to tend to the wounded.
Duka cita yang mendalam atas jatuhnya korban bencana tsunami di Pandeglang, Serang dan Lampung Selatan, semalam.
Saya telah memerintahkan segenap jajaran pemerintah terkait untuk segera melakukan langkah tanggap darurat, mencari dan menemukan korban, merawat yang luka-luka. pic.twitter.com/rD5bDr16gF— Joko Widodo (@jokowi) December 23, 2018
December 24, 2018
US President Donald Trump on Sunday offered a message of support after a volcano-triggered tsunami left 222 people dead and hundreds more injured in Indonesia's Sunda Strait.
"Unthinkable devastation from the tsunami disaster in Indonesia," the Republican leader tweeted. "More than two hundred dead and nearly a thousand injured or unaccounted for. We are praying for recovery and healing. America is with you!" — AFP
Unthinkable devastation from the tsunami disaster in Indonesia. More than two hundred dead and nearly a thousand injured or unaccounted for. We are praying for recovery and healing. America is with you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 23, 2018
December 23, 2018
Indonesian authorities have revised the number of casualties in a tsunami following a volcanic eruption in Indonesia from an earlier 43.
"The total number of people who have died is 168 people, 745 were injured and 30 people are missing," Indonesia's national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho says in an Agence France-Presse report.
At least 43 people have been killed and nearly 600 injured in a tsunami in Indonesia, officials say Sunday.
"In the Sunda Strait 40 people have died, 584 people were injured and two people are missing," national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho says in a statement.
Another three people were killed in nearby Serang, he adds. -- Agence France-Presse
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