A tsunami in Indonesia on Saturday killed 168 people and wounded hundreds, according to a new toll announced by the authorities on Sunday.
"The total number of dead is 168, there are 745 wounded and 30 are missing," said Sotobu Boro Nugroho, spokesman for the Indonesian Disaster Management Agency.
He said the tsunami that hit the southern coast of Sumatra and western Java at about 21:30 (1430 GMT) occurred after the explosion of the volcano Anak Krakatoa.
The death toll is also expected to rise. He added that the tsunami had destroyed hundreds of homes.
In the television footage, Carita Beach, the popular tourist site on the west coast of Java, appeared after the tsunami struck, scattering debris from pieces of wood, scattered metal roofs, and trees uprooted.
There were also videos showing a tsunami raid for a party.
As for the causes of the tsunami, the authorities said it happened because of an unusual extension linked to the new moon, accompanied by a deep sea slide caused by the explosion of the volcano Anak Krakatoa, the small island in the host of Sunda.
Nugroho said that "the synergy between the workers caused the tsunami to hit the coasts," adding that the authorities are conducting an investigation into what happened accurately.
The Indonesian Center for Volcanology and Geological Risk Management said that signs of volcanic activity were released a week ago.
Anak Karakatoa, a small volcanic island that emerged over the sea about half a century after the eruption of the Karakatoa volcano in 1883. This volcano is one of 127 active volcanoes in Indonesia.
Indonesia is an archipelago of 17,000 islands and islands located on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where tectonic plates friction leads to frequent earthquakes and large volcanic activity.
On 28 September, an earthquake measuring 7.5 degrees, followed by the tsunami of Balu on Indonesia´s Sulawesi island, killed more than 2,000 people while 5,000 others remained missing, most of them buried under rubble.
