the wrong. question to systems. or starch turner returned to her t.w. . this indeed up a new line from berlin a deadly tsunami struck the coast of indonesia it's arrived in the dark of night without warning and now the devastation is becoming clear the death toll has climbed to more than two hundred and is expected to rise in sections pull through the rubble hundreds more are injured.

i'm a money thank you for joining us indonesian rescue worker a searching for survivors in the aftermath of a devastating tsunami which struck a busy tourist region on saturday night the official death toll has risen to two hundred twenty two with more than eight hundred reported injured dozens more are unaccounted for the tsunami swept the coastline along the street between sumatra and java it was apparently triggered by an eruption of an island volcano which sent a wall of water crashing on shore. the place where someone used to live now destroyed by the powerful way. it's just one of hundreds of homes and buildings flattened by the tsunami along the coast. the water hit with such force that it lifted cars and other vehicles. one woman spoke of the

horror of the moment when the tsunami struck. and said if the i was at home watching television at the time. then i heard a rumbling sound and i thought it was a wind. the catch i open the door water came in quickly and dragged me out when i saw outside the sea was receding i decided to run and go as the water came again for the second time this is all. one thing that many of the survivors say is that there was no warning and they didn't see it coming. i feel traumatized as last night when we were getting our supplies such as diesel already going over some logistics suddenly a huge wave came and we started running with all our family members was.

the tsunami is thought to have been sparked by the nearby crocodile volcano which has been erupting since june. rescue was a finding out across the island to look for people still trapped or in need of help . but experts say it could take days or even weeks until the truth scale of the damage and the number of dead and injured becomes clear. or early i spoke with freelance journalist question. and his based in jakarta and i asked him what the situation was like for people as a tsunami struck late saturday night. yeah. this is the holiday season all nice and the idea is also. good in this nation since it's a one off. beach for everything from toronto. when i heard. us that it's us money get the. east

coast off miss. this and us that. people asa whether that is an earthquake or not but that is what the feel of the earthquake. and. this yellow announced on was that it wasn't a tsunami but only the high because it's a loan but then it was devised by the overseer of that it was a tsunami by not by the safe me if you david but by four canning act if you see caused by a. panel. and. since then i don't know it's so more than two hundred than two hundred pentland that's fifty. and more than that endured in the area like nine hundred out of bed in the. morning on the house is also badly damaged question are you talking about who tells

in the area being damaged and it being a high tourist destination can you tell us more about about the region. yes the region is one of the closest beach and beach by writing. and what i heard that. weekend is. we will. sample that. anyone that is. gathering all. that company and also gather all of the also that is a lot of. the holy day gathering in the abbey are especially and. so it's. this weekend and just a long weekend before christmas is quite

a lot. right now and question a very brief we've now seen the scale of the devastation you obviously have a better view of that how bad is it looking. i. can't. first i see it the. one i thought that this one i mean it's not that big also life on the one with that old soul. but then because that is snow earthquake which means that is the arm we've also done many people in the coastal. tap into place and then swept by the by the weight and are also. saved that it made me this might be. an under the tsunami because it's all going to be like the fright now but

a lot of it is known and out of the tsunami off krishna into kata thank you. the tsunami struck without warning dramatic footage has surfaced of the moment the water hits during an outdoor concerts along the beach front. local pop group seventeen performing as the waves suddenly crashes down on them and smashes into the audience. well the video of that indonesian band seventeen being swept off stage is one of the most dramatic to emerge from the disaster zone it's put a human face to this unfolding tragedy in a country that has seen more than its fair share recently the lead singer later posted an emotional message on instagram saying the band's bass player and road manager were found dead he also said his wife and three other band members

a still missing and he prayed that they'd be soon found. we lost our bassist benny and our road manager on oki and andy. and he him and haven't been found it. and we also feel chris. my wife will be found quickly. but i also prefer benny and okie. think. the loss of human life in indonesia has prompted well he does to voice this support for indonesia at this time he. has a roundup of some of those major comments yes of course starting right in news in indonesia itself the the president saying earlier today on twitter

saying deep condolences for the victims of the tsunami in the lung in severing and solve the pong last night those being the areas most affected he says i have ordered all relevant government officials to immediately take them urgency action search and find victims and treat the injured meanwhile reactions from many of his neighboring leaders who often experience similar natural disasters such as tsunamis volcanic activity seismic activity you have the prime minister of india mr modi reaching out to the president of indonesian asians on twitter saying saddened by the loss of lives and destruction in indonesia caused by the tsunami after the eruption of a volcano condolences to the bereaved families and wishing the injured in early recovery india is ready to assist our maritime neighbor and friend in relief work and other regional country that often also has to deal with such kinds of disasters in the position this part of the world from australia the prime minister of

australia saying a very difficult day for our friends in indonesia our thoughts go out to all of those who have lost loved ones the injured and all of their families as always we being australia stand ready to assist. as needed and then zooming out closer to our part of the world jeremy corbyn there was no official reaction as far as the usual twitter channels were concern from the u.k. government but the leader of the labor party jeremy corbyn said my thoughts are with the victims their loved ones and all the people of indonesia solidarity with the emergency service personnel hospital staff and everyone working to save lives after last night's tsunami hit the send straight that's the region that we saw on the map earlier and finally here in germany a spokeswoman for the german government for i'm going to marco wrote on twitter chancellor i got a merkel has expressed to president yoko widodo the president of indonesia her deep consoled condolences on behalf of germany she said the news and images out of indonesia are very upsetting we mourn with the victims' families and hope many

people are now rescued so now we'll just see if these words of condolences will turn into action should in an easier require and request any help from any of these neighbors or any countries from around the world william no if you think you and the relief effort is intensifying in the aftermath of that deadly tsunami i spoke to kathy muna from the international federation of red cross she joined us from palo in the wishes monitoring recovery efforts of to indonesia's last major disaster and i asked what the situation was after this latest tragedy. i have to let the indonesian red cross deployed teams of volunteers immediately after the tsunami last night they were on the ground again this morning and had the photos that they're sharing with us show why scene of devastation something you would expect to see after

a tsunami but harrowing nonetheless there there's debris everywhere there are cars that are flash there are motorcycles that are crushed how do those which are collapsed or partially collapsed there's just degree all over the place trees have fallen down and this is what we're trying to work and i can see you sounds like there's a lot of work which needs to go in for relief efforts how many aid workers have you been able to get in. yeah we're just starting there's a response we're not even twenty four hours into it yet it looks like we're going to be there for quite a while right now it is the government of indonesia which is leading the response and then of course agencies such as the indonesian red cross support that response at the moment they have deployed approach thirty volunteers and staff we are also sending in the fourteen water trucks the indonesian red cross has become somewhat

of an expert in purifying and distributing water since the indian ocean tsunami back in two thousand and four so they're using that in their response here in centers they're whately and now in the current disaster response and then as you might expect people are going to need first aid they've been injured there's always a lot of debris which is moving around in a disaster the force of the wave even though the wave itself was less than a metre high from what we understand at this moment it still packs a punch there's a lot of power behind it and so we're hearing that people have not just cuts and scrapes but a lot of broken bones so the indonesian red cross is sending in twenty two ambulances fully trained medical volunteers and staff to be able to provide some of that first aid we mentioned at the beginning of our conversation the tearing palu obviously ground zero for the devastating tsunami back you know to where you were monitoring recovery efforts how we quipped would you see indonesia

is to cope with yet another major natural disaster. well and we also can't forget they were also responding still to a series of devastating earthquakes and lombok that occurred in late july and engine august so. the capacity of the country and then the nation red cross has really grown since that indian ocean tsunami and fortunately it is a country that experiences a lot of disasters it sits on the the ring of fire so they do get a lot of earthquakes. so that that expertise has really grown exponentially since that indian ocean tsunami. kathy miller from the international red cross in indonesia thank you so much for making time to speak to us and remind our of the top story we're following for you rescue teams are searching for survivors after a tsunami struck the coast of indonesia on saturday night killing at least two hundred twenty two people more than eight hundred are reported injured dozens of

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