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Indonesia tsunami: Death toll rises to 373, search for survivors continues

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2018-12-25 00:55:01CGTN Editor : Zhao Yuning ECNS App Download

The death toll from a tsunami that struck beaches around the Sunda Strait in Indonesia on Saturday night has risen to 373, Indonesia's national disaster agency updated on Monday.

The spokesperson for the agency said a total of 1,459 people were injured and 128 people are still unaccounted for as the hunt for survivors continues.

Authorities said the tsunami, which took place at 9:27 p.m. local time (1427 GMT), may have been triggered by "an undersea landslide resulting from volcanic activity on Anak Krakatau" and was exacerbated by an abnormally high tide because of the current full moon.

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