New Daily Emergency Meditation Focus: Indonesian Tsunami
A tsunami hit beaches around Sunda Strait in Indonesia at about 9.30 PM on Saturday night, Indonesian time, which is around 2.30 PM UTC. A total of 222 people have been confirmed dead and 843 injured, while 28 remain missing after the tsunami destroyed hundreds of houses and buildings, media reported, citing the national disaster relief agency. Authorities expect the death toll to rise as many affected areas have not yet been reached. https://www.rt.com/news/447230-indonesia-tsunami-sunda-strait/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2018/dec/23/indonesia-tsunami-dozens-dead-hundreds-injured-after-anak-krakatoa-erupts There was no warning given prior to the tsunami. The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said the wave was not caused by an earthquake, but was possibly the result of an eruption of Mount Krakatoa. The agency later explained that its early warning systems are mostly tied to tectonic activity, rather than volcanic. Hence the system did not g...