Indonesian Rescuers Use Drones, Sniffer Dogs as Tsunami Death Toll Tops 400

ndonesian rescuers on Dec. 24 used drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors along the devastated west coast of Java hit by a tsunami that killed at least 429 people.

Rescue workers use a dog to search for victims among debris after a tsunami hit Sunda Strait at Rajabasa in South Lampung, Indonesia, on Dec. 25, 2018. Reuters

LABUAN, Indonesia—Indonesian rescuers on Dec. 24 used drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors along the devastated west coast of Java hit by a tsunami that has killed at least 429 people. More victims are expected to be uncovered as the search expands.

Thick ash clouds continued to spew from Anak Krakatau, a volcanic island where a crater collapse at high tide on Dec. 22 sent waves smashing into coastal areas on both sides of the Sunda Strait between the islands of Sumatra and Java.