As reported, the death toll from the tsunami in Indonesia has increased to 281. This was announced by his deputy director of the consular service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vasyl Kyrylych in his Twitter, reports UNIAN.
On the morning of December 24, it became known that the number of deaths due to the tsunami on the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra has increased to at least 281. Tsunami began after an underwater landslide caused by the eruption of the Krakatau volcano.
Due to the tsunami, the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised Ukrainians to refrain from travelling to the coasts of the Indonesian provinces of Lampung and Banten, including popular tourist destinations along the coast of the city of Anyer.