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The tsunami that hit the coasts of Indonesian islands along the Sunda Strait was not big but it was destructive. The waves smashed onto beaches in the darkness Saturday night without warning, ripping houses and hotels from their foundations in seconds and sweeping terrified concertgoers into the sea. (Photo: AP)

No time to run: Killer tsunami hit Indonesia beach without warning

Indonesia is one of most disaster-prone nations due to its position straddling 'Pacific Ring of Fire', where tectonic...

24 Dec 2018 2:21 PM IST

A rescuer stands amid debris at a tsunami-ravaged area in Carita, Indonesia, Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Angry Indonesian volcano Child Of Krakatoa' was on eruption watchlist

Experts say Anak Krakatoa emerged around 1928 in the caldera of Krakatoa, a volcanic island that violently erupted in...

23 Dec 2018 4:37 PM IST

Images showed wave pushed tangled mess of corrugated steel roofing, timber, rubble and flotsam inland from coast at Carita beach and at other places it uprooted trees and left trail of debris strewn across ground., (Photo: AP)

222 killed in Indonesia tsunami set off by volcanic eruption

Hundreds of buildings destroyed by wave, which hit southern Sumatra coast and western tip of Java about 9:30 pm (1430...

23 Dec 2018 10:51 AM IST