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The death toll from a volcano-triggered tsunami in Indonesia has risen to 222, with more than 800 people injured.
Indonesia’s national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said, the death toll is likely to increase. He said, 28 people were reported missing.
The deaths were reported mainly from Padenglang Regency, South Lampung and Serang, all less than 150 kilometers from Jakarta.
The authorities said, the possible cause of the tsunami was undersea landslides following the eruption of the Krakatoa volcano.
“The material damage includes 556 houses, nine hotels, 60 (eateries) and 350 ships or boats that were heavily damaged,” BNPB spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in a statement on Sunday. “There were no foreign victims, all are Indonesian citizens.”
He said that the number of casualties was expected to increase, because not all victims had been evacuated and not all community health centers had reported the number of patients they were treating.
Pandeglang regency in Banten was the worst hit area, with 164 fatalities, 624 people injured, and two people missing. Eleven casualties were recorded in Serang regency, Banten, while 48 people died in Lampung Selatan regency.
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Editor's note: This article has been updated with latest death toll. #jakpost https://t.co/pgagQeTM8G
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