Cars and tractors are seen among the debris after a tsunami hit Sunda Strait in Pandeglang, Banten province, in Indonesia, Dec. 23, 2018. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri)
PANDEGLANG, Indonesia, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a volcano-triggered tsunami in Indonesia rose to 222 with at least 843 others injured, the disaster management agency said on Sunday.
The eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano, or Child of Krakatoa volcano in English, on Saturday sparked underwater landslides, leading to the rise of the sea level on Saturday night, according to the meteorology and geophysics agency.
The tsunami destroyed 556 houses, nine hotels and 360 ships in the district of Pandeglang, the hardest hit area, as well as Serang of Banten province and Lampung Selatan district of Lampung province, spokesman of national disaster management agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said.
Heavy machinery equipment has been deployed in the catastrophe-hit areas to help with search and rescue operation, said Sutopo.
