Indonesia: Scenes of Devastation After Tsunami

Keisyah Aprilia
2018.12.26
Lampung and Banten, Indonesia
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Police use sniffer dogs to look for tsunami victims in Way Muli village of South Lampung, Sumatra, Dec. 25, 2018. (Keisyah Aprilia/BenarNews)

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Homes lie in ruins in Way Muli village, in South Lampung, Sumatra, Dec. 25, 2018. (Keisyah Aprilia/BenarNews)

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A man removes items salvaged from the ruins of his home in Sukaraja, in South Lampung, Sumatra, Dec. 25, 2018. (Keisyah Aprilia/BenarNews)

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Emergency personnel evacuate the body of a tsunami victim from Way Muli village in South Lampung, Sumatra, Dec. 25, 2018. (Keisyah Aprilia/BenarNews)

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Tsunami survivors rest in front of a shop in Way Muli village of South Lampung, Sumatra, Dec. 25, 2018. (Keisyah Aprilia/BenarNews)

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A family on a motorcycle drives past a tsunami-damaged mosque in Way Muli village of South Lampung, Sumatra, Dec. 25, 2018. (Keisyah Aprilia/BenarNews)

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This map shows tsunami-affected areas around Sunda Strait, populated areas, and height of tidal waves monitored on Dec 22-23. [AFP]

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A man photographs a minibus thrown against a tree by tsunami waves at Tanjung Lesung Beach Resort in Pandeglang, in Banten, Java, Dec, 23, 2018. [Keisyah Aprilia/BenarNews)

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A girl plays with a balloon at a shelter for people displaced by the Sunda Strait tsunami in Pandeglang, in Banten, Java, Dec. 24, 2018. [Keisyah Aprilia/BenarNews]

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A medic examines a woman at a shelter in Pandeglang, in Banten, Java for people displaced by the Sunda Strait tsunami, Dec. 24, 2018. [Keisyah Aprilia/BenarNews]

Emergency personnel were still searching Wednesday for victims of the Sunda Strait tsunami that struck without warning late on Dec. 22 following an underwater landslide triggered by a volcanic eruption.

At least 430 people were killed, and more than 100 were still missing four days later, authorities said. Some 1,500 people were injured and almost 22,000 people were displaced.

The tsunami obliterated both sides of the Strait, devastating coastal areas of Lampung, Sumatra and Banten, Java. Hundreds of homes, boats and vehicles were destroyed.

Anak Krakatau, a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait, has been belching smoke and lava in recent days. The region has also been battered by heavy rain and tidal flooding, complicating search efforts.

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