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A man walks past a car damaged by a tsunami in Carita, Indonesia.

A man walks past a car damaged by a tsunami in Carita, Indonesia. Source: AP

At least 222 people have been killed and 843 were injured on the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra when a tsunami struck areas around the Sunda Strait late on Saturday following an undersea landslide caused by a volcano.

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At least 222 people have been killed and 843 were injured on the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra when a tsunami struck areas around the Sunda Strait late on Saturday following an undersea landslide caused by a volcano.

Aaron and Thomas report.

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