Tsunami on Sunda Strait : No Foreign Tourists among Dead Victims

Yogyakarta, MINA – Based on the last report of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), there are no foreigners become the dean victims of the tsunami disaster on Sunda Strait which happened last Saturday (Dec 23).

“There was no foreigners among the dead victims of Saturday’s tsunami that hit coastal areas around the Sunda strait,” said BNPB spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.

The latest report on Monday, death toll from the Sunda Strait tsunami increased to 281 people. In addition, the injured victims also increased to 1,016 and 57 people were still declared missing.

“There is not foreigner among the dead victims. All Indonesians,” head Sutopo said in Yogyakarta on Sunday evening.

The victims and the damage to property were recorded in four districts – Pandeglang and Serang in Banten, the western province of Java, Lampung Selatan and Tanggamus in southern Sumatra.

Sutopo said the death toll could increase still as not all victims had been evacuated and not all health centers and areas had reported the number of victims. (LT/P2/RS5)

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)