Tsunami strikes Indonesia's Sunda Strait in 2018, killing over 400 people as a portion of the Anak Krakatoa volcano collapses into the sea.
The 2018 Sunda strait tsunami struck on 22 December 2018 at about 21:38 local time, when major portions of Anak Krakatoa's southwestern flank crashed onto its caldera. The landslide triggered a strong tsunami wave that hit many coastal areas in Banten and Lampung, including the popular tourist site of Anyer. The lack of warnings about the tsunami's coming, which coincided with the Christmas and New Year holiday season in the country, and the area's nighttime setting all contributed to the high death toll. The tsunami killed 426 people, making it the worst volcanic tsunami in Indonesian history since the 1883 Sunda Strait tsunami, which originated on the same island.
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