Tsunami hits Sunda Strait beaches, leaving scores dead in Indonesia

National disaster management agency says 843 injured after tsunami, which could be linked to eruption of Anak Krakatoa

• Indonesia tsunami: 222 dead and ‘many missing’ after Anak Krakatoa erupts – updates

Hundreds of people have been killed and injured after a tsunami struck tourist beaches and coastal areas around Indonesia’s Sunda Strait on Saturday night.

Officials said at least 222 people were dead and 843 injured after a volcanic eruption thought to have been caused by an underwater landslide sent waves surging towards the coastlines of Java and Sumatra islands.

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