Sunda Strait tsunami; Coping with loss

Wed, December 26, 2018 / 05:02 pm

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Forlorn: Musical instruments belonging to pop band Seventeen can still be found scattered on the ground on Sunday, December 23. 2018. Several members of the band died after a tsunami hit Tanjung Lesung Resort, Pandeglang, Banten, on Saturday. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that as of Tuesday, 429 people had been killed in the catastrophe. JP/Dhoni Setiawan
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Call for help: A woman holding her baby gets prepared to leave house in Panimbang, Pandeglang, Banten, on Sunday, December 23, 2018. JP/Dhoni Setiawan
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Lost property: A man tries to salvage on Sunday belongings from his home, which was destroyed by a tsunami that hit Carita Beach in Pandeglang, Banten, on Saturday night December 22, 2018. JP/Dhoni Setiawan
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Play time: A volunteer entertains children at a futsal court that is being used as a shelter for people who have fled their homes after the Sunda Strait tsunami, in Labuhan, Pandeglang, Banten, on Monday, December 24, 2018. JP/Dhoni Setiawan
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Valet parking: Search and rescue personnel search for victims of the Sunda Strait tsunami that might be trapped under the rubble of Stephanie Villa complex at Carita Beach in Pandeglang, Banten, on Monday, December 24, 2018. JP/Dhoni Setiawan
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Helping hand: President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo visits tsunami victims who have taken refuge in a futsal court, which is being used as a temporary shalter in Labuhan, Pandeglang, Banten on Monday, December 24. 2018. JP/Dhoni Setiawan
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Tweety pies: A poultry breeder relocates chicks from chicken coops damaged by the Sunda Strait tsunami at Carita Beach in Pandeglang, Banten, on Monday December 24, 2018. JP/Dhoni Setiawan
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Sad Christmas: A police officer and a member of the military remove a Christmas tree from a tsunami-damaged building in the Carita Beach area, Pandeglang, Banten, on Monday, December 24, 2018. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

Dhoni Setiawan

Deep grief and sorrow has come into the lives of the Indonesian people again after a tsunami hit Banten and Lampung on Saturday, December 22, 2018. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded that the tsunami occurred at around 9:30 p.m. local time.

The tsunami, which affected coastal areas around the Sunda Strait, Banten and Lampung, was the result of an eruption at Anak Krakatau, experts said. The eruption led part of the volcano’s side to collapse, causing a tsunami that hit coastal areas in Banten and Lampung.

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that as of Tuesday, 429 people had been killed, 1,485 had been injured and 154 others remained missing. Meanwhile, 16,082 people are reported to have sought refuge at temporary shelters. The data is compiled from reports from at least three areas, namely Pandeglang and Serang in Banten and South Lampung in Lampung. Pandeglang has recorded the highest death toll of 290.

The emergency response in Pandeglang will last 14 days until Jan. 4, while in South Lampung, it will last seven days until Dec. 29.