The death toll from a tsunami that hit the Indonesian coast has risen to 229, while more than 400 are still missing, Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management Spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said on Monday.
"According to information received from the islands of Sumatra and Java, 229 people died, about 720 suffered injuries, while another 408 went missing," he said. In addition, more than 4,400 local residents were forces to flee their homes.
The spokesman added that the tsunami had destroyed over 520 homes.
The tsunami, supposedly caused by the eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano, struck the coasts of Java and Sumatra on Saturday night. The Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysic initially issued a high wave warning for the Sunda Strait separating the two islands but did not issue a tsunami warning.