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Another tsunami threat looms over Indonesia
Updated On: 27 December, 2018 10:00 AM IST | Jakarta | Agencies
Heavy rainfalls caused the river to overflow which led to flooding in the region, he further tweeted in Indonesian
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Indonesia has sounded an extreme weather warning till December 27 and has asked people to beware of lightning, landslides and floods due to heavy rains and the continued eruption of the volcanic Mount Anak Krakatoa. Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) sounded the alarm amid the devastation in the aftermath of the Sunda Strait tsunami that has left over 420 dead in the region.
The agency has further asked people to stay 500 metres away from the coastline in Sunda Strait. Dwikorita Karnawati, the head of BMKG further said that the wall of the volcano's crater is susceptible to collapse, according to Al Jazeera.
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