on the line joining after a tsunami hit the sunda strait.appened. i gather you were on the beach with yourfamily when gather you were on the beach with your family when the waves struck? that's almost correct. i was actually at the beach but i was alone. my family was sleeping in the room. i were standing on the beach trying to photograph the volcano. what did you see? early in the evening it was quite heavy correcting activity. —— erupting. after the wave hitting the beach, there was no activity at all. it was dark. suddenly i saw this wave coming andi dark. suddenly i saw this wave coming and i have to run. when the waves started coming ashore, give us a sense of how strong, how big they were. well, it was to waves. the first wave wasn't that strong, i could run from it. pashto macro waves. “— could run from it. pashto macro waves. —— two waves. i ran to the hotel where my wife and my children we re hotel where my wife and my children were sleeping and i woke them up. after i woke them up i heard a bigger wave coming and i looked out the w

. —— early reports say a0 people have been killed in the sunda strait.d for christmas — no end to the us government shutdown as senate democrats and the white house face off over the border wall. we start with some breaking news — at least 43 people have died and around 600 injured in a tsunami in indonesia. the giant waves hit the sunda strait, which is the channel between the islands of java and sumatra. the government's disaster mitigation agency said in a statement that the tsunami struck on saturday night, hitting beaches in the area. authorities are investigating whether it was caused by the nearby volcano, krakatoa. our indonesia editor rebecca henschke‘s on the line from the capital, jakarta. another emergency under way. what is the latest information you have? yes, that's right. another disaster for this area that is no stranger to these kinds of events. authorities are now getting a call a picture of the kind of devastation. we have seen images of these towns along the coast of west java closest to the sunda strait, and this is an area thatis s

it came ashore in the sunda strait near the kra katoa volcano.hite house over christmas after senators failed to end the deadlock which has shut down parts of the federal government. more now on the decision by president trump's top official in the fight against so—called islamic state to quit over plans to pull us troops from syria. zaki lababidi is president of the syrian american council. hejoins me from scottsdale, arizona. zaki scottsdale, arizona. lababidi, do you think this gentleman zaki lababidi, do you think this gentleman had to resign, or do you think he's making something of a gesture 7 think he's making something of a gesture? he was about to finish his term anyway in a couple of weeks. i think he was the architect of stf being a force, the main force, that the united states depends on in the area “— the united states depends on in the area —— sdf. after the sudden pullout position by president trump, i don't think he had a choice. is also making a statement obviously, like you said, he's only got two weeks to go, he's making a stat

it came ashore in the sunda strait near the kra katoa volcano.ouse over christmas after senators failed to end the deadlock which has shut down parts of the federal government. uzbekistan is often in the spotlight for its reputation for human rights abuses rather than its potential as a top tourist destination. but now the central asian country is attempting to change that, leaning on its rich silk road history in a bid to boost its economy. the bbc has rarely been able to report from the country over the last decade, but the bbc‘s ben tavener and cameraman maxim lomakin have been invited to see how the country is attempting to lure in foreign visitors. and opposition injail, a muzzled press, isolationism. some of the things that uzbekistan has long been associated with, but this central asian country with its rich silk road history is keen to change that. after decades of dictatorship, the country's new president is betting on tourism to reinvigorate the country's economy. uzbekistan has huge unrealised untapped potential. in 27 you had roughly

the giant wave hippie sunda strait, the channel between the islands of java and sumatra. governance disaster mitigation agency said it hit saturday night. let us get an update. this is david crombie is treading broadcaster abc. any more details at this stage, david? —— he is 80 broadcaster. any more details at this stage, david? -- he is 80 broadcaster. we are getting more details. 20 people dead, 160 by people injured. authorities are saying that both those numbers are expected to rise. they do believe that the tsunami was caused by an undersea landslide, which was triggered by an eruption at the volcano of krakatoa which sits between the islands of java and tomato. initially, indonesia ‘s disaster agencies dismissed reports a tsunami. —— sumatra. there were reports coming through overnight and for a number of hours the official channels were telling people not to panic or spread fake news, essentially, about a tsunami, saying that the rising seas were caused by a tidal wave due to a full moon. 0nly a tidal wave due to a full moon. only this morning did they confirm that

it came ashore in the sunda strait, near the kra katoa volcano. lord paddy ashdown has died at the age of 77. the us government will remain partially shut down over christmas after politicians in the senate failed to resolve their differences over the budget during a special session. democrats oppose donald trump's plans to use federal funds to build a wall along the us—mexico border. there was further bad news for mr trump as his top official in the fight against so—called islamic state quit over the decision to pull us troops from syria. chris buckler reports. in the us, some government buildings are being closed and many federal employees have been told not to go to work. not because of christmas, but because of a government shutdown. senators, however, were working. they were called to a special session of congress to try to find a funding deal acceptable to all. but without any sign of compromise, democrats and republicans were left simply blaming each other. they brought this about because they're under a lot of pressure, we all know this. f

but what about 20—30 minutes before the tsunami hit the shores around the sunda strait.d is that the volcano and its eruption is at the root of this. whether it was the explosion itself or whether that activity dislodged material that was on the side of the volcano is not absolutely clear, given the large amount of water that would have to be displaced to generate a tsunami, the landslide idea seems to be the one that's most consistent with most of observations so far. this is an area that in the past has experienced volcanic eruptions but also tsunamis as well. it is an area that will never get used to that but is used to this kind of activity. that will never get used to that but is used to this kind of activitym is used to this kind of activitym is used to volcanic and seismic earthquake activity. the root cause of this tsunami seems to be different from the very large one in 2004 on boxing day, and from the one earlier this year in sulawesi which we re earlier this year in sulawesi which were clearly caused by large earthquakes. there is no seismic evidence, seismome

. —— early reports say a0 people have been killed in the sunda strait.us government shutdown as senate democrats and the white house face off over the border wall. we start with some breaking news — at least 43 people have died and around 600 injured in a tsunami in indonesia.

281 were killed, with a further 57 missing, following the tsunami that swept through indonesia's sunda straitturday. thousands of people who live on the islands of java and sumatra have been forced to evacuate to higher ground as the tsunami hit coastal areas. in the last few hours, there have been further eruptions from the anak krakatau volcano, fuelling fears of further tsunami. our indonesia correspondent rebecca henschke reports. a popular local tourist destination, now a disaster zone. the only road in, cleared to allow aid supplies to get through. people here now trying to piece together their lives. a work party to celebrate the end of the year. onstage, the stars of the night, a local rock group in full swing. the next second, a wave engulfed the stage. the lead singer confirmed that four bandmembers had died and that his wife is still missing. this coastline where the band were playing is now littered with trouble. rani says she doesn't know how they will rebuild. translation: we were all set up for christmas and new year holiday period. but it's been destroyed by the waves and the

the headlines: people living in the sunda strait region of indonesia have been warned to keep away fromano could trigger another tsunami. more than 200 people are now known to have died after the waves struck late on saturday. the number is expected to rise. president trump has announced that his current secretary of defence, jim mattis, will leave office two months earlier than originally announced. general mattis resigned last week over mr trump's plans to withdraw us troops from syria. he will be replaced by his deputy, patrick shanahan, on january the first. police in britain have released without charge a 47—year—old man and a 54—year—old woman who were questioned in connection with the drone disruption at gatwick airport. they're no longer considered suspects. separately, police say they've found a damaged drone, which forensic experts are examining. the uk is being inundated with fake designer goods on a scale never seen before, that's according to the trade body,

coastal towns on the sunda strait. the western tip of java was badly hit. i am here now, and what i have seen is a really devastating situation, about 200 villagers have been more or less 80% destroyed. and a lot of... up to the moment, we have about 90 plus and every minute, another dead bodies coming to our place. can ijust confirm that. we have found 90 bodies in your hotel resort alone. is that what you're saying? that is right, yes. at the moment, there was 74 already in the hotel, and the families have to identify. how many people are saying in your hotel last night? there are about 500 people, and they are dancing, singing at the beach club, and it also at the restaurant, and suddenly the tsunami came. so we do not know how many have not been found and are missing. not know how many have not been found and are missinglj not know how many have not been found and are missing. i amjust going to ask you, how many people have come forward and said they are safe. have you managed to put a list together. with 500, if 90 are dead, then 410 up and accounted f

walls of water rushed into coastal towns along the sunda strait — which divides the islands of java andit's thought the tsunami was triggered by an underwater landslide, following an eruption of the anak krakato volcano. rebecca henschke has this report from indonesia. a work party to celebrate the end of the year. on stage, the stars of the night, a local rock group in full swing, when suddenly the waves engulf the stage from behind. four members of the band were killed. the singer asking his fans on social media to pray for them. this popular local tourist destination now a disaster zone. beach vendors look forward to this time of year, when local tourists flock to the beautiful beaches here. but now this is what their shops look like. places that would've been filled with tourists eating food and buying drinks now completely destroyed. amongst it the plates and drinks, knick—knacks that would've been bought. rani says she doesn't know how they will rebuild. translation: we were all set up for christmas and the new year holiday period, but it has all been destroyed by the waves and th

and just 20 or 30 minutes later, the tsunami hit nearby coastal areas in the sunda strait.thquake, according to experts, which is believed to have triggered the deadly tsunami. it's quite rare, but can happen in several ways. either an underwater part of the volcano breaks away, displacing enough water to create a huge wave, or a section of the upper half shears off, plunging into the sea and having the same effect. the seismometers, either locally or round the world, have not recorded a large earthquake associated with this event. and that's why the eruption of the volcano, and perhaps the movement of — the failure of the flanks of the volcano and the movement of material off the flanks of the volcano seems to be the most likely explanation. the fact hundreds were killed and injured may be down to there being no tremors, which would have alerted people to the danger of being close to the shore before the wave hit them. sitting on the pacific ring of fire, indonesia has a long history of volcanic activity. this volcano emerged less than 100 years ago from what was left of t

the tsunami hit the coast on the sunda strait, which separates the islands of java and sumatra.s of buildings were damaged and at least 20 people are still missing. here, tributes have been paid to the former liberal democrats leader paddy ashdown, who died yesterday aged 77. joining us now from edinburgh is lord ming campbell, who lord ashdown publically supported in the 2006 leadership campaign. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you. good morning. how important was that public backing that you received from paddy ashdown? paddy was such a large figure both inside and outside the party and to have his support obviously in a campaign of that kind was extremely important. but of course it was a measure of paddy‘s commitment to the party that he wouldn't stand back and fail to give an opinion on something that he felt was important. i have been thinking about how i could sum him up. courageous, committed, charismatic. he was sometimes impatient about the arcane conventions of british politics that he was somebody who gave body and soul eve

the tsunami hit the coast on the sunda strait, which separates the islands of java and sumatra.er management agency says hundreds of buildings were damaged and at least 20 people are still missing, as caroline rigby reports. it began as any other evening. then this. this tsunami struck indonesia on saturday night, hitting beaches including popular tarus spots along the sunda strait, the channel between the islands of java and sinatra. pop group i7 between the islands of java and sinatra. pop group 17 were performing on stage. the base plan to tour manager have been confirmed dead, and others including his wife are concerned missing. officials say the death toll is likely to continue to rise. hundreds more were injured in the disaster, which authorities they may have been caused by underwater landslides following an eruption by the nearby krakatoa volcano. streets have now pledged to mightand volcano. streets have now pledged to might and hundreds of buildings are seriously damaged. the country's disaster management agency says seized from a full moon could have contributed to th

it came ashore in the sunda strait, the stretch of water that separates the islands of java and sumatra. the country's disaster agency said more than 150 people have been injured. a partial us government shutdown is now set to last until at least thursday. earlier, the us senate ended talks to resolve an impasse over the budget without agreement. democrats are refusing to give in to president trump's demands for $5 billion to build a border wall with mexico. a top american official in the fight against the islamic state group has quit over president trump's decision to pull troops from syria. before mr trump's announcement, brett mcgurk, the envoy to the global coalition fighting is had insisted that american troops would continue to operate in the country. tensions between russia and the uk have been high in 2018. but what do younger russians think of their british counterparts? newsbeat‘s will chalk went to find out. poisoning, spying, hacking, meddling in elections, peddling fake news. to say tensions with russia are high right now would be an understatement. our media and our govern

it came ashore in the sunda strait, the stretch of water that separates the islands of java and sumatra. the country's disaster agency said nearly 600 people have been injured. a partial us government shutdown is now set to last until at least thursday. earlier the us senate ended talks to resolve an impasse over the budget without agreement. democrats are refusing to give in to president trump's demands for $5 billion to build a border wall with mexico. a top american official in the fight against the islamic state group has quit over president trump's decision to pull troops from syria. before mr trump's announcement, brett mcgurk, the envoy to the global coalition fighting is, had insisted that american troops would continue to operate in the country. now on bbc news — it's time to take a front row seat as mark kermode gives his view on the big releases of the year — in review 2018: the year in film. hello and welcome to this review of the year in film. i'm mark kermode. we are here at the cinema museum in south london and, over the next 30 minutes, i'll be looking back at some of th

naval vessels deployed around the sunda strait have found some bodies washed out to sea.s this year have exposed the fact that much of the early warning system hasn't been working, for years — partly because of damage by passing ships, theft, or vandalism. a new system would measure the size of waves, to detect tsunamis caused notjust by earthquakes but by undersea landslides. sameer hashmi reports from the coast of west java. three days after the tsunami struck indonesia, the country is slowly coming to terms with the scale of the tragedy. the government has now turned its attention on providing relief to thousands of people who have lost their homes. several such centres have been set up to collect food and clothing. leading the relief and rescue operations in banten region is commander rico sirait. he says progress has been difficult. the challenge will be mostly because of the weather right now. it's rainy season, during the end of the year. we try hard to still — searching the shore, we have right now. a few kilometres away, tommy manangka was supposed to have a busy

volcanic island collapsed at high tide, sending waves up to 5 metres high into the coast on the sunda straiteople died. our indonesia editor rebecca henschke is injakarta for us. what is the latest? authorities are monitoring the volcanic eruptions from this volcano at that rises from the sea in the sunda strait. they are looking at the tremors and have raised the status to be second highest level and increased the exclusion zone to five kilometres, telling people to get out off the area and note rests to enter the area. we believe no—one is inside the dangers on. ——no tourists. communities on both sides, it in java and sumatra, told to stay away from the beaches due to fears of another tsunami. it is also affecting flights? it is a busy flight affecting flights? it is a busy flight path across the two main islands of indonesia. lots of people flying at this time of year between java and sumatra butjude to the fear of the volcanic ash going up metres into the ash if they are caught up in that, all flights are now being rerouted, well away from the volcano so that flights can land safely. at t

more than 50 are still missing, following the volcanic eruption and tsunami that swept through sunda straitn saturday. thousands of people who live on the islands of java and sumatra have been forced to evacuate to higher ground as the tsunami hit coastal areas. in the last few hours, there have been more eruptions from the anak krakatau volcano, fuelling fears of another tsunami. caroline rigby reports. homeless, exhausted, frightened. like so many others in the region, trying to come to terms with this devastating tsunami. translation: i'm afraid. i'm really afraid. i've not gone home in the last two days. with the dawn of a new day in indonesia, the scale of the destruction becomes clearer. hundreds of buildings have been heavily damaged, many homes completely destroyed. officials in one of the worst affected areas say most of the victims were indonesian holiday—makers. among those who flocked to the region at this time of year. police have now begun the grim task of trying to identify the bodies. translation: the number of dead is increasing. we are still using facial identification whi

walls of water rushed into coastal towns along the sunda strait, which divides the islands of java and. it's thought the tsunami was triggered by an underwater landslide, following an eruption of the krakatoa volcano. caroline rigby reports. it began as any other evening, then this. the tsunami struck indonesia on saturday night, hitting beaches including popular tourist spots along the sunda strait, the pop group seventeen were performing when the wave engulfed their stage. their singer confirmed on social media that the band's bass player and tour manager had died, and others, including his wife, were missing. officials say the death toll is likely to continue to rise. we hope that we will find survivors but i do not know, maybe we will find casualties or dead bodies. we are afraid that casualties or dead bodies will be increased. hundreds more were injured in the disaster, which authorities say may have been caused by underwater landslides following an eruption by the nearby krakatoa volcano. earlier in the evening, it was quite heavy eruptive activity. butjust prior to the wave hit

it came ashore in the sunda strait, the stretch of water that separates the islands of java and sumatra. the country's disaster agency said more than 150 people have been injured. —— nearly 600 people have been injured. paddy ashdown, the former leader of britain's liberal democrats, has died. after leaving british politics, he served as the international high representative for bosnia and herzegovina. a former royal marine, lord ashdown led the lib dems to their best election result in 70 years in 1997. a partial us government shutdown is now set to last until at least thursday. earlier, the us senate ended talks to resolve an impasse over the budget without agreement. democrats are refusing to give in to president trump's demands for $5 billion to build a border wall with mexico. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london, where our panel take a look back at the big global stories of the past 12 months. hello. welcome to dateline. for the last two programmes of the year, we're in a seasonally reflective mood. next weekend, we'll look forward to what 2019 may bring. today, though,

this is bbc news, the headlines: people living in the sunda strait region of indonesia have been warnedr another tsunami. more than 200 people are now known to have died after the waves struck late on saturday. the number is expected to rise. president trump has announced that his current secretary of defence, jim mattis, will leave office two months earlier than originally announced. general mattis resigned last week over mr trump's plans to withdraw us troops from syria. he will be replaced by his deputy, patrick shanahan, on january 1. and elon musk‘s spacex company has launched a fork and nine rocket into orbit. it took up an ultra precise navigation satellite for the us air force which could eventually improve domestic gps as well. now on bbc news, the summer's world cup in russia saw england make a memorablejourney to the semi—finals. the bbc‘s 0lly foster was there and reports on the highs

it hit in the sunda strait, the stretch of water that separates the islands of java and sumatra. the country's disaster agency said nearly 600 people have been injured. a partial us government shutdown is now set to last until at least thursday. earlier the us senate ended talks to resolve an impasse over the budget without agreement. democrats are refusing to give in to president trump's demands for $5 billion to build a border wall with mexico. paddy ashdown, the former leader of britain's liberal democrats, has died. after leaving british politics, he served as the international high representative for bosnia and herzegovina. a former royal marine, lord ashdown led the lib dems to their best election result in 70 years in 1997. now it's time for the latest in technology and gadgets — with a festive flavour. it's our clickmas special. this week, it's a festive feast of fun with music, magic and. . . meditation. yes, it's clickmas! it's the 2018 clickmas special, the gang is all here. hello! welcome, welcome. spence, i've got your first christmas present and what a corker it is.

other people are having to leave from these islands that are dotted in the sunda strait, and also theres is a world heritage area, at the bottom of java, this is a world heritage area, at the bottom ofjava, the only this is a world heritage area, at the bottom of java, the only place ina the bottom of java, the only place in a world where you will find the last remaining java rhinos. rangers there are also worried about them. rebecca henschke reporting. at least 20 people have been hurt in italy where an earthquake has hit the area around mount etna in sicily. several buildings were damaged by the quake, magnitude 4.8, which struck in the early hours of the morning. it was the most powerful since the volcano erupted on monday. president trump has made a surprise visit to us troops in iraq. he defended his decision to withdraw us forces from syria which prompted his defence secretary, james mattis, to resign last week. 0ur washington correspondent, chris buckler, has more. president trump travelled with the first lady to iraq to spread some christmas cheer and to thank troops for their s

the tsunami hit the coast on the sunda strait, which separates the islands of java and sumatra.r management agency says hundreds of buildings were damaged and at least 20 people are still missing. let us talk to rebecca. she joins us. let us talk to rebecca. she joins us. what more can you tell us. i don't think you are actually at the site, but you are in the region, what more do you know? that is right. we are heading to one of the worst affected areas on the west coast of java this role of features that are a popular holiday destination where we are seeing the footage and reports of quite widespread devastation there are along the coast. lots of houses reduced to rubble. ships badly damaged, cars turned upside down, local health centres saying that they are struggling to cope with the injured and also that of body bags are piling up at these small health centres in this area. at the moment the official death toll is 62. we are hearing our reports more from the sumatran side of that straight, that we have not received before, with a warning that the death toll there could be i

other people are having to leave from these islands that are dotted in the sunda strait, and also there area, at the bottom of java, the only place in the world where you will find the last remaining java rhinos. rangers there are also worried about them. rebecca henschke reporting. at least 20 people have been hurt in italy where an earthquake has hit the area around mount etna in sicily. several buildings were damaged by the quake, which measured a four—point—eight magnitude, and struck in the early hours of the morning. it was the most powerful since the volcano erupted on monday. the defence secretary, gavin williamson, has said he has "grave concerns" about the chinese technology firm h—waa—way, being involved in upgrading the uk's mobile network. —— huawei being involved in upgrading the uk's mobile network. australia, new zealand and the us have all restricted the use of huawei technology in new 5g networks because of security fears. mr williamson told the times newspaper it was something the government would have to look at "very closely". president trump and the first lady have

the tsunami hit the coast on the sunda strait, which separates the islands of java and sumatra.r management agency says hundreds of buildings were damaged and at least 20 people are still missing. let's get the very latest now from the bbc‘s indonesia editor rebecca henschke. that's right. we are heading to one of the worst affected areas on the west coast of java. this row of beaches that are a popular holiday destination, where we are seeing footage and reports of quite widespread devastation along the coast. a lot of houses they're reduced to rubble, ships badly damaged, cars turned upside down, also local health centres they're saying they are struggling to cope with the injured and also that body bags are piling up at these small health centres in this area. at the moment, the official death toll is 62. we are hearing our reports more from the sumatran side of that straight that we have not received before, with some warning that the death toll there could be in the hundreds. rebecca, obviously it is a developing situation. what we know about the timing and the magnitude of

>> at least 322 peop aa tsunami sunda strait. abc news reporter julie mcfarland has more. >> reporter: this is the t terrifying moment when the wa te ter came crashing on the shores. it swept away everything in sight without warning. the killer wave may have been triggered by this volcanic eruption just after 9:30 in the evening on the island near krakatoa volcano. the landslide happened miles are d officia s c confith 0 andve crewsre sifting waterrashing 65 feet in land and devastating the towers and packed with visitors for the holiday vataonimpact may have been impay the full moon making it more devastating. the sight is horrifying with the hotelsp toppled, and cars obvious turned. this morning, a band announced that several of his band matt were killed in the wave, and asking for prayers and one of othem his own e wife. many of the people needed to with tend ed to right on the streets. rescue teams rummaged through the rubble in search for survivors. >> the priority is to make sure that if anyone is trapplecue an brought to s

on the western tip of java and in many communities like his on the smart trends side of the sunda strait the search for survivors continues. as does the recovery of the dead. hundreds of people lost their lives on saturday night most would have scarcely known what hit them. they said you're going to see all of a sudden the wave came. i was here it was afterwards i ran over there to a crowd of people who were holding a celebration. a motorbike even got swept over there. by the mother to the to the i came back here at two am to try and get my bike. but i couldn't because it was buried under the debris. of the week. this is the second deadly tsunami to strike indonesia this year people are asking why the country's tsunami early warning system failed why coastal areas weren't evacuated indonesia's president djoko would dodo had no answers given that. i've ordered an inspection of all the tsunami detection equipment and the replacement of broken ones. so what i think. in the new budget i will order the replacement of old or broken equipment that can no longer be used but is about. tsunamis a

authorities say at least two hundred and eighty dollars when the huge wave swept the coastline along the sunda strait has java it's believed to have been triggered by the eruption of an island volcano which is going to an active face homes and a beach side hotels are destroyed along the coast which is popular with tourists dozens of people remain unaccounted for and more than eight hundred are reported and jurist. search and rescue teams digging with their bare hands looking for anyone left alive under the rubble but it's been hours since anyone has been discovered until saturday this was a beach resort now there are just the remains of what was once he hung and boats those who survived are terrified. i don't know i'm afraid sometimes i ask my son in law to check our house i don't know what to say i'm really afraid i have not gone home in the last two days. to indonesia it's yet another natural disaster president yoko with is yet again thrust into the role of consoler in chief as he visited the disaster zone it was at pains to come anxious locals worried about the prospect of another tsunami. i advis

a further 128 are still missing following the volcanic eruption and tsunami that swept through sunda straitn saturday. more than 1,400 people have been injured. thousands of people who live on the islands of java and sumatra have been forced to evacuate to higher ground as the tsunami hit coastal areas. today there have been more eruptions from the anak krakatau volcano, sparking fears of another tsunami. rebecca henschke reports. rescue workers clear away the rubble, in a race to find any survivors. today, in this villa, none have been found. villas like this one, built right on the shore, didn't stand a chance when the huge waves hit. this the state of the swimming pool and the villa now. teams from the military and sea rch—and—rescue teams are here clearing away the rubble, to make way for what will be a slow rebuilding process here. the tsunami hit this popular local tourist destination at night, without warning. the national disaster agency admitting their tsunami detection buoy system has been broken since 2012. when presidentjoko widodo visited to inspect the relief effort here, he f

climate scientists warn it is now or never to save the planet. and tsunami that swept through sunda strait on saturday. more than moo people have been injured. hit coastal areas. as clean water and medicine supplies are dwindling. sameer hashmi reports from the coast of west java. but it's turned out to be empty. on the night of the tsunami. the christian minority. pieces of his retirement plan. that went over the yard. i shouted, "this might be a tsunami". the lobby, were dragged all the way to the road. relief for thousands of people who have been displaced. several such centres have been set up to collect food and clothing. is commander, rico sirait. he says progress has been difficult. the challenge will be mostly because of the weather right now. it's rainy season, the end of the year. we try hard to still keep searching the shore. with the national search agency across all the affected regions. through the debris to look for more survivors. there are still many people that are missing. they realise that this has been a year of disasters for indonesia. advanced tsunami warning system.

a tsunami that hit the coast around the sunda strait killed it 222 people.y's disaster management agency expects the numbers to go up. the tsunami also destroyed hundreds of homes and damaged several hotels and restaurants. a combination of underwater landslides caused by the eruption of a volcano triggered the tsunami. officials say there was no warning before the waves hit. >>> the town of paradise brought back an annual christmas tradition despite destruction from the campfire. a christmas tree lighting and ice skating event was held last night. they have run the rink every year since 2012 and says this year would be no different. the paradise park district worked with the city to provide treats to attend ees. 90% of the homes were lost. the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in california history. >>> a family from paradise will be spending time in southern california thanks to the generosity from strangers. their home was destroyed in the fire. the couple, along with their two children, were able to grab a few belongings before evacuating. all else

part of the sunda strait collapsed sliding into the sea with enough force to set that you have tsunamin at the time. the tides were higher than normal which meant the impact was worse and, look, this was a holiday weekend in indonesia. families traveled to these gorgeous beach side hotels and resorts to spend quality time with one another. it flattened coastal areas, damaged homes, cars, hospitals right now overwhelmed with patients and frankly those folks are the lucky ones. many are struggling to get help. what gets me, eamon is that can't this country catch a break? this is the second deadly tsunami to strike indonesia this year. 2500 killed in september. we all also remember the devastating images back from 2004 the day after christmas when the deadliest tsunami ever recorded claimed more than 230,000 lives. saturday's incident smaller but that doesn't make it less pain f ful. >> heartbreaking images out of indonesia. lucy kafanov live in london. >>> coming up, a federal judge struck down the justice department's attempt to main it harder to claim asylum for domestic or gang violen

killed and 150 are still missing following the volcanic eruption and tsunami that swept through sunda strait on saturday. more than 11100 people have been injured. thousands of people who live on the islands of java and sumatra were forced to flee their homes for higher ground as the tsunami hit coastal areas. charities in indonesia say they're worried about disease spreading as supplies of clean water and medicine are dwindling. sameer hashmi reports from the coast of west java. it was supposed to be a busy christmas for tommy manangka but it's turned out to be empty. his beach facing resort, was shattered when a strong wave from the sea powered its way through these doors on the night of the tsunami. in this muslim dominated country, tommy is from the christian minority. and on a day he should be celebrating, he's busy picking up pieces of his retirement plan. translation: i was with my guests when i saw a huge wave that went over the yard. i shouted, "this might be a tsunami". i asked the people to move up to the second floor and then the next wave came in so quickly, the guests who were

giant waves hit the sunda strait without warning on saturday night.the anak krakatau volcano could triggerfurther deadly tidal surges. her majesty the queen will urge people to treat each other with respect during her annual christmas message, which will be broadcast tomorrow. the comments which have been released by buckingham palace are likely to be seen as an attempt by the monarch to calm the debate over brexit. you can watch the queen's speech tomorrow at 3:00pm on bbc one. theresa may has written a letter, published in the daily express, urging people to put aside their differences over leaving the eu, and to focus instead on what they can achieve together. in a separate christmas message to british servicemen and women, the prime minister praises the work done after the novichok attack in salisbury and their role in fighting international terrorism. in his christmas message, the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, will praise the compassion of those who help the homeless and refugees. thousands of passengers travelling by train are expected to face m

here is java and the sunda straits.ou can see on satellite, the eruption was so intense and the ash cloud lifted to high in the air that satellites picked up on it. that is the eruption plume from the krakatoa volcano. zoom into the area. this is a satellite perspective of the actual volcano. ivan talked about how in 1883 this volcano erupted and killed over 36,000 people with a similar type event, triggering a tsunami. and this is how this is so devastating for this part of the world because what happens is sediment that's dislodged underneath the surface of the ocean is all thanks to the cataclysmic eruption from the volcano. and that sediment eventually gives way. it propagates a wave in all directions and unfortunately the closest land away from that volcano is sumatra and western java and that's where they felt the brunt of this tsunami leaving devastating scenes just like this. now the issue going forward is obviously the potential for more tsunami waves. because as far as we know the volcano is still active, so w

the death toll from a tsunami that struck the indonesian coastline along the sunda strait has risen to more than three hundred seventy officials say more than a thousand were injured when waves suddenly smashed into homes and hotels late on saturday the tsunami was apparently triggered by underwater landslides after the eruption of the.

further 128 are still missing, following the volcanic eruption and tsunami that swept through sunda strait on saturday. more than m00 people have been injured. thousands of people who live on the islands of java and sumatra have been forced to evacuate to higher ground as the tsunami hit coastal areas. in the last few hours, there have been more eruptions from the anak krakatau volcano, fuelling fears of another tsunami. rebecca henschke reports. rescue workers clear away the rubble in a race to find survivors. but today, they have only been pulling out bodies. this ocean fronting villa was full, hosting an end of year work event in this popular local tourist destination. villas like this one built right on the shore didn't stand a chance when the huge waves hit. this, the state of the swimming pool, and the villa now. teams from the military and the search and rescue teams are here, clearing away the rubble to make way for what will be a slow rebuilding process here. across this devastated coastline, the recovery effort is under way. teams have arrived to restore power and phone lines. tr

kilometers but the greater concern is for the people living along the coasts on either side of the sunda strait. they've again been warned to stay back between five hundred meters and one kilometer from the shoreline while commercial planes have been ordered to avoid the area all kind of cash is a mix euro and gas and it's classic rock programs and minerals and volcanic glass and it's very very scratchy or can et so the dangers of that going up into the atmosphere so planes if there is a large rips in the ash goes i know the planes flying back now must be a hazard and lines the increased warning level comes as a blow to the thousands of people displaced by the tsunami or wanting to return home many seeking shelter on higher ground where even a few metres above sea level office a greater sense of security. schools and community centers in the town of level one have been turned into makeshift homes giving a feeling of semi permanence. most of these people rely upon the sea for their livelihoods by that i mean. they're mostly fishermen they can go to sea because their boats are gone so they can ma

the death toll from a tsunami that struck the indonesian coastline along the sunda strait has risen to more than three hundred seventy officials say more than fourteen hundred people were injured and dozens are still unaccounted for the tsunami was triggered by underwater landslides after the eruption of the are not krakatoa volcano. pope francis has urged christians to seek a simpler less materialistic life and condemn the growing gap between the rich.

the sunda strait region was the worst affected — with buildings reduced to a tangled mess.

at least 420 people are confirmed dead after saturday's tsunami along the sunda strait.ozens are missing. the massive wave was triggered by undersea landslides caused by a volcanic eruption. abc's ian pannell is there and shows us the devastation. >> reporter: yeah, janai, zachary, good morning from one of the areas hardest hit by that massive tsunami that swept through here on saturday night. the sea is behind me. i guess probably about 150 yards. but so big were the waves that they surged right between these two buildings. originally the government said that the waves were only three feet high, but residents and survivors have told us in actual fact they were closer to 15 feet high. you can see the damage they have wrought. look at this building here. the wave surged through, we were told three ways, through the back of the house, punching out this front wall. you can see this is a solid brick wall. a massive search and rescue operation is now under way. we were speaking to a team leader of one of those teams and he told me that they, just their small team operating th

it was the holiday weekend in indonesia so the resorts and the hotels along the sunda strait would have been packed full of people. there was no warning because there was no earthquake. indonesian authorities believe that it was triggered by landslides, undersea landslides, potentially caused by an erupting volcano. this is the anak trakrakatoa volcano erupting since june. because the water level was higher than normal, that might have contributed to the disaster. people were completely caught unaware. i want to pull up a video. i should warn our viewers that some might find it disturbing. it's an indonesian pop band performing at a resort last night. you can see the stage collapses, they continue to play. that tsunami tidal wave washing through. the lead singer of that band survived. the bass guitarist, the manager did not. many in the area and the region are missing. rescue teams have been deployed to the areas. they've been combing through the rubble. the problem, morgan, we don't know the full scale of this disaster. because they haven't been able to reach all of the affected areas.