Volcano-triggered tsunami kills 429 people in Indonesia
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JAKARTA, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) - Casualty from the tsunami triggered by a volcanic eruption in Sunda Strait in Indonesia climbed to 429 people on Tuesday, spokesman of national disaster management agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told a press conference here. 

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In this Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, photo, People search for relatives among the bodies of tsunami victims in Carita, Indonesia. 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)