In September Indonesia by a flood was to hit the shaft. Now has once again devastated a Tsunami coasts of the South Asian island state. At least 62 people were killed, 600 were injured.
It was a Saturday evening (local time), as the devastating wave, and without warning reached the shore. Affected the South of the island of Sumatra and the Western tip of Java. Dozens of buildings were destroyed when the wave hit the country. Internet videos show panicked coastal residents in the flashlight light, trying to reach higher areas.
According to previous findings the Tsunami is apparently the result of a chain reaction: By the eruption of Anak Krakatau volcano, known as the “child” of the historic fire mountain, Krakatau, it came apparently to an underwater landslide that triggered the tidal wave. Reinforcing effect had also, apparently, the gravitational pull of the moon. “This combination triggered a sudden Tsunami,” the spokesman for the civil protection Agency, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. Geologists had to determine exactly how this could happen. The number of victims could continue to rise.
Destroyed Houses
According to the words of the authorities, speaker Lumpang were both in the Sumatra, belonging to the province, on the Northern side of the Sundastraße people to death as well as in Java province of Banten, which is located to the South of the Strait. In addition, there are several Missing. Some of the most violent measures taken, the areas are located in Banten, where there are lots of beach accommodations for tourists. Given the holiday season there is likely to have high ruled operating.
Taken of the coast to both sides of the Sundastraße well-known Strait between Sumatra and Java
Nugroho, according to at least 430 homes were damaged, nine hotel properties, ten vessels and dozens of cars. Heavy Tsunami damage have been reported, among others, from the holiday beach Carita.
Bad memories of past disasters are awake: at the end of September, the tourists and popular island of Sulawesi, had been hit by a severe earthquake and a resulting Tsunami. More than 2200 people were killed, thousands were injured. At the time, resentment among many Indonesians about the slow response of the Indonesian authorities to the disaster.
Even worse consequences of the Tsunami of 26 had. In December 2004, the met in addition to Indonesia, twelve other countries in the Indian ocean. As a result of the giant wave, estimated at the time were 230,000 people lost their lives.
Geologically, the most active Zone of the earth
Anak Krakatau is a small island that rose in a half-century after the deadly Eruption of Kratakatau from the sea. As he broke out in 1893, and threw the Krakatau, a volcanic ash cloud 20 kilometres into the sky and triggered a Tsunami. The consequences were felt worldwide.
Indonesia lies on the Pacific ring of fire, the geologically most active Zone of the earth. By movements of the earth’s crust it comes to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. The island state has so many active volcanoes than any other country in the world.
AR/se (dpa, ap, rtr, afp)