Anak Krakatoa

PBL 2018-19: Indonesian shuttler Tommy Sugiarto loses focus and match as tsunami causes destruction back home

“It’s a piece of sad, sad news for Indonesia. I pray for Anak (child of Krakatoa) and the country. I was there just two months ago. The news is devastating," says Tommy Sugiarto.

Indonesia tsunami: 43 killed, nearly 600 injured; wave triggered by volcanic eruption hit coasts without warning

Authorities say the tsunami in Indonesia may have been triggered by an abnormal tidal surge due to a new moon and an underwater landslide following the eruption of Anak Krakatoa, which forms a small island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra.