Indonesia tsunami latest: What happened in Indonesia, how many injured? Death toll latest

At least 222 people have been killed and 843 are injured after a tsunami struck the Indonesian Islands of Java and Sumatra overnight. Members of the popular Indonesian rock band, Seventeen, are among those believed to be dead or missing. An underwater landslide is thought to have occurred following an eruption from the Anak Krakatau volcano, in the Sunda Strait, triggering the tsunami.

The wave struck without warning at around 9.30pm local time (2.30pm GMT), according to government officials.

The Sunda Strait, between the islands of Java and Sumatra, connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean.

Several tourist destinations, including the Tanjung Lesung beach resort in the west of Java island, were also affected.

The disaster management agency has not ruled out another tsunami occurring and has warned people to stay away from the coastline and evacuate to higher ground.

Residents living along the coast reported not seeing or feeling any warning signs on Saturday night, such as receding water or an earthquake, before waves of six to 10ft (two to three metres) washed ashore, according to local media.

The western coast of Banten province in Java, Indonesia’s most populated island, was the worst-hit area, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, of the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management, told reporters in Yogyakarta.

He also said at least 35 people were reported dead in Lampung in southern Sumatra.

Rescue workers were struggling to reach affected areas when night fell, as some roads were blocked by debris from damaged houses, overturned cars and fallen trees.

TV images also showed the seconds when the tsunami hit the beach and residential areas in Pandeglang on Java island, dragging with it victims, debris, and large chunks of wood and metal.

Until the exact cause of the disaster is worked out, officials have warned a high-tide warning will remain in place until December 25.

Rahmat Triyono, an official at the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, said: “Those who have evacuated, please do not return yet.”

President Joko Widodo, who is running for re-election in April, said on Twitter that he had “ordered all relevant government agencies to immediately take emergency response steps, find victims and care for the injured”.

Vice President Jusuf Kalla said to a news conference the death toll would “likely increase”.

Indonesia is often struck by tsunamis because it lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, which is 25,000 miles-long and is known for its chain of volcanoes.

Indonesia’s geological agency said that the Anak Krakatau volcano erupted for two minutes and 12 seconds on Friday and produced an ash cloud 1,300ft (400m) above the mountain.

This is the second tsunami to hit Indonesia in less than six months.

More than 2,000 people died when a powerful earthquake struck near the Indonesian island of Sulawesi in September, which then triggered a tsunami that engulfed the coastal city of Palu.

Before that, on December 26, 2004, a series of huge waves caused by a huge earthquake in the Indian Ocean killed about 228,000 people in 14 countries – mostly in Indonesia.