Members of a pop band who were performing on a beach are among scores who have lost their lives after a tsunami.

The bass player of Seventeen is understood to be dead, with at least one other member of the band and two members of their entourage missing, after a huge wave engulfed the stage they were playing on.

Image: Seventeen were playing on a beach when the tsunami hit

Video footage shows dozens of people watching the act in a marquee at a beach resort on the western tip of the Indonesian island of Java before the giant wave hit.

The band are just finishing a song when the stage suddenly appears to vanish, consumed by water, and members of the audience scream in terror.

Image: Hundreds of homes and vehicles were destroyed by the huge wave. Pic: BNPB

Image: A survivor receives medical treatment at a hospital in Carita

The band's singer Riefian Fajarsyah posted on social media on Sunday to say his wife and the band's drummer were still missing, and paid tribute to his bassist and the band's manager, who had died.


At least 222 people have died and 28 are still missing after the tsunami, which is believed to have been caused by a volcanic eruption.

More than 800 people were injured after the huge wave crashed into beaches around the Sunda Strait at about 9.30pm local time (2.30pm GMT) on Saturday, officials said.

Image: Lava streams down from Anak Krakatau in July 2018

Over 430 homes were severely damaged by the tsunami, which is said to have reached 10ft high.

It is believe the waves were caused by an eruption of Anak Krakatau, the active cone that arose after the infamous Krakatoa eruption of 1883 that left tens of thousands dead and cut world temperatures for years.

Indonesia's meteorology and geophysics agency said it is likely to have been triggered by underwater landslides.

Image: Two people are treated after being left wounded in the tsunami

Data sementara dampak tsunami di Pantai di Kab Pandeglang, Serang dan Lampung Selatan hingga 23/12/2018 pukul 04.30 WIB: tercatat 20 orang meninggal dunia, 165 orang luka-luka, 2 orang hilang dan puluhan bangunan rusak. Data korban kemungkinan masih akan terus bertambah. pic.twitter.com/6f7buuoD5Y — Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_PN) December 22, 2018

Anak Krakatau is one of 127 active volcanoes which run the length of the archipelago.

Scientists also suggested tidal waves caused by the full moon may have contributed.

A Norwegian tourist Oystein Lund Andersen said he and his family were taking photos of a volcano when a huge wave came towards them.

"I had to run, as the wave passed the beach and landed 15-20m (metres) inland," he said.

Image: Indonesians reported that the waves reached up to 10ft. Pic: BNPB

"(The) next wave entered the hotel area where I was staying and downed cars on the road behind it.

"Managed to evacuate with my family to higher ground through forest paths and villages, where we are taken care of (by) the locals. We're unharmed, thankfully."

Indonesia - one of the most disaster-prone nations on earth - straddles the Pacific Ring of Fire where tectonic plates collide, resulting in a large portion of the world's volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.

Image: Indonesians wait in a mosque after being evacuated

In September, more than 2,000 people were killed by a quake and tsunami that hit the Indonesian city of Palu on the island of Sulawesi, which is just east of Borneo.

A 9.1-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia's western coast on Boxing Day 2004 triggered a series of huge waves in the Indian Ocean, causing the deaths of around 230,000 people.

The Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean.