Island Residents Evacuated

KOMPAS/RONY ARIYANTO NUGROHO

Victims of the Sunda Strait tsunami disaster take refuge in the Futsal field, Labuhan district, Pandeglang, Banten, Wednesday (26/12/2018). Entering the fifth day after the tsunami disaster, the victim health is given the top priority of attention.

KALIANDA, KOMPAS — At least 1,500 residents on Sebesi Island in South Lampung regency, have been evacuated to Kalianda. In Cilegon and Serang in Banten province, volcanic ash from the Anak Krakatau volcano has begun to fall.

The government on Wednesday has evacuated at least 1,500 residents from Sebesi Island of Rajabasa district in South Lampung regency, Lampung province, to the nearby town of Kalianda.