At least 222 people have been killed after a tsunami likely triggered by a volcanic eruption devastated beaches around Sunda Strait in Indonesia.
Another 843 other people have been injured and dozens are missing after giant waves slammed into the islands of Java and Sumatra on Saturday night.
The British Embassy in Indonesia tweeted: On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 the coastline around Sunda Strait which lies btween Java & Sumatra experienced a tsunami/high-tide, with damage & casualties reported.
If in the area, please follow local authorities’ advice & check our Travel Advice.
Ben van der Pluijm, an earthquake geologist and a professor in the University of Michigan in the US, said the tsunami may have been caused by a partial collapse of Krakatoa.
He said: Instability of the slope of an active volcano can create a rock slide that moves a large volume of water, creating local tsunami waves that can be very powerful.