Death toll from deadly Indonesia tsunami rises to 281, injured list now 1000

The death toll arising from the deadly Tsunami that hit the Sunda Strait area of Indonesia has reached 261 from 62 local authorities say.

The number of those injured too has also increased from 584 to 1000 after the volcano-triggered tsunami hit Indonesia.

According to the country’s disaster management agency the tsunami swept away hundreds of homes and hotels in the area.

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Al Jazeera’s Andrew Thomas, reporting from Pantai Tumaritis, on the western coast of Java, said officials were wary about a possible reoccurrence.

“All Monday morning, there has been a low rumbling noise that occasionally peaks from the volcano some 47km out to sea directly from where we are,” he said, reporting from a hotel where two young children were found dead.

“With audio evidence that the volcano is continuing to erupt – it has been erupting on and off for months now, and Saturday’s wasn’t a particularly big one – there is a very real concern that there could be further tsunamis.”

Moments after the ugly incident, authorities warned residents and tourists in coastal areas around the Sunda Strait to stay away from beaches.

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