La gigantesca ola que golpeó el sur de la isla de Sumatra y el extremo occidental de Java que se generó tras la erupción del volcán considerado el "hijo" del legendario Krakatoa, el Anak Krakatoa, causó la muerte a 222 personas y heridas a al menos 843. Otras 28 están desaparecidas.
SEMI/AFPDebris is seen from a damaged home on Carita beach on December 23, 2018, after the area was hit by a tsunami that may have been caused by the Anak Krakatoa volcano. - At least 43 people have been killed and nearly 600 injured in a tsunami in Indonesia that may have been caused by a volcano known as the "child" of the legendary Krakatoa, officials said on December 23. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed by the wave, which hit beaches without warning in South Sumatra and the western tip of Java about 9.30 pm local time (1430 GMT) on December 22, national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in a statement. (Photo by Semi / AFP) SEMI/AFPResidents inspect the damage to their homes on Carita beach on December 23, 2018, after the area was hit by a tsunami on December 22 that may have been caused by the Anak Krakatoa volcano. - At least 43 people have been killed and nearly 600 injured in a tsunami in Indonesia that may have been caused by a volcano known as the "child" of the legendary Krakatoa, officials said on December 23. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed by the wave, which hit beaches without warning in South Sumatra and the western tip of Java about 9.30 pm local time (1430 GMT) on December 22, national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in a statement. (Photo by Semi / AFP) SEMI/AFPA damaged vehicle is seen amid wreckage from buildings along Carita beach on December 23, 2018, after the area was hit by a tsunami on December 22 following an eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano. - A tsunami following a volcanic eruption killed 62 people and injured hundreds more as it slammed without warning into tourist beaches and coastal areas around Indonesia's Sunda Strait on the night of December 22, sending panicked holidaymakers and residents fleeing. (Photo by Semi / AFP) HANDOUT/AFPThis handout from Indonesia's Social Affairs Ministry taken and released on December 23, 2018 shows bodies of victims laid out in Carita, after the area was hit by a tsunami on December 22 following an eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano. - A tsunami following a volcanic eruption killed 62 people and injured hundreds more as it slammed without warning into tourist beaches and coastal areas around Indonesia's Sunda Strait on the night of December 22, sending panicked holidaymakers and residents fleeing. (Photo by Handout / Indonesia Social Affairs Ministry / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Indonesia Social Affairs Ministry" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS HANDOUT/AFPThis handout from Indonesia's Social Affairs Ministry taken and released on December 23, 2018 shows damaged buildings and vehicles in Carita, after the area was hit by a tsunami on December 22 following an eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano. - A tsunami following a volcanic eruption killed 62 people and injured hundreds more as it slammed without warning into tourist beaches and coastal areas around Indonesia's Sunda Strait on the night of December 22, sending panicked holidaymakers and residents fleeing. (Photo by Handout / Indonesia Social Affairs Ministry / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Indonesia Social Affairs Ministry" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS JEWEL SAMAD/AFP-- AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2018 --
This aerial photo shows Indonesian soldiers burying quake victims in a mass grave in Poboya in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on October 2, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on September 28. - The Indonesian government on October 2 said the death toll from a devastating quake-tsunami on the island of Sulawesi had risen to 1,234 people, up from the previous count of 844. (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD / AFP) SEMI/AFPSurvivors receive treatment at a hospital in Carita on December 23, 2018, after the area was hit by a tsunami on December 22 following an eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano. - A tsunami following a volcanic eruption killed 62 people and injured hundreds more as it slammed without warning into tourist beaches and coastal areas around Indonesia's Sunda Strait on the night of December 22, sending panicked holidaymakers and residents fleeing. (Photo by Semi / AFP) SEMI/AFPA survivor receives medical treatment at a hospital in Carita on December 23, 2018, after the area was hit by a tsunami on December 22 following an eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano. - A tsunami following a volcanic eruption killed 62 people and injured hundreds more as it slammed without warning into tourist beaches and coastal areas around Indonesia's Sunda Strait on the night of December 22, sending panicked holidaymakers and residents fleeing. (Photo by Semi / AFP)