Tsunami toll now 429 dead, thousands homeless: disaster agency

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Tsunami toll now 429 dead, thousands homeless: disaster agency

Tuesday, 25 December 2018 | AP | Sumur

Tsunami toll now 429 dead, thousands homeless: disaster agency

The death toll from the tsunami that hit Indonesian islands without warning Saturday night has passed 420 with more than 1,400 people injured.

Thousands of people were left homeless when the waves smashed homes on coastal areas of western Java and southern Sumatra.

Disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said the death toll had climbed to 429 on Tuesday and at least 128 were missing.

Military troops, government personnel and volunteers were searching along debris-strewn beaches. Where victims were found, body bags were laid out, and weeping relatives identified the dead.

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