(CNN) At least 222 people were killed, with hundreds more injured and missing, including members of a pop band, after a tsunami hit the coastline of west Java and Sumatra, Indonesia on Saturday.

There was no warning before the waves struck the Pandeglang district, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, head of public relations at Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency.

Nugroho said 843 people have been injured and 28 are unaccounted for.

A damaged vehicle is seen amid wreckage from buildings along Indonesia's Carita beach.

A damaged vehicle is seen amid wreckage from buildings along Indonesia's Carita beach.

Debris litters a property that was damaged by the tsunami in Indonesia.

Debris litters a property that was damaged by the tsunami in Indonesia.

Officials look through the wreckage of damaged buildings in Carita, Indonesia.

Officials look through the wreckage of damaged buildings in Carita, Indonesia.

People search for relatives among the bodies of tsunami victims.

People search for relatives among the bodies of tsunami victims.

A man breaks down after identifying his relative among the bodies of tsunami victims in Carita, Indonesia, on Sunday.

A man breaks down after identifying his relative among the bodies of tsunami victims in Carita, Indonesia, on Sunday.

Residents inspect a house damaged by the tsunami in Carita, Indonesia, on Sunday.

Residents inspect a house damaged by the tsunami in Carita, Indonesia, on Sunday.

An aerial photo shows damaged buildings in Carita, Indonesia, on Sunday, a day after the area was hit by the tsunami.

An aerial photo shows damaged buildings in Carita, Indonesia, on Sunday, a day after the area was hit by the tsunami.

Rescue team members carry the body of a tsunami victim in Banten, Indonesia, on Sunday.

Rescue team members carry the body of a tsunami victim in Banten, Indonesia, on Sunday.

An aerial view of the Anak Krakatau volcano during an eruption in South Lampung, Indonesia, on Sunday, December 23. The tsunami is believed to have been triggered when the volcano, lying in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra, erupted and set off a series of underwater landslides, according to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geological Agency.

An aerial view of the Anak Krakatau volcano during an eruption in South Lampung, Indonesia, on Sunday, December 23. The tsunami is believed to have been triggered when the volcano, lying in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra, erupted and set off a series of underwater landslides, according to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geological Agency.

Indonesian soldiers peer into an underground space during a search for victims of the tsunami at a resort hotel Monday in Tanjung Lesung, Indonesia.

Indonesian soldiers peer into an underground space during a search for victims of the tsunami at a resort hotel Monday in Tanjung Lesung, Indonesia.

Indonesian soldiers carry the bodies of tsunami victims at a beach resort in Tanjung Lesung, Indonesia, on Monday.

Indonesian soldiers carry the bodies of tsunami victims at a beach resort in Tanjung Lesung, Indonesia, on Monday.

Villagers search through debris after the tsunami destroyed their houses.

Villagers search through debris after the tsunami destroyed their houses.

Tsunami survivors rest at a hospital in Pandeglang, Indonesia, Monday. Doctors are working to help survivors, and rescuers are looking for more victims from a deadly tsunami that smashed into beachside buildings along an Indonesian strait.

Tsunami survivors rest at a hospital in Pandeglang, Indonesia, Monday. Doctors are working to help survivors, and rescuers are looking for more victims from a deadly tsunami that smashed into beachside buildings along an Indonesian strait.

A survivor sits on debris as she salvages items from her destroyed house in Sumur, Indonesia.

A survivor sits on debris as she salvages items from her destroyed house in Sumur, Indonesia.

Villagers walk through debris in Carita, Banten province, Indonesia, on Monday following the tsunami.

Villagers walk through debris in Carita, Banten province, Indonesia, on Monday following the tsunami.

A man reacts after identifying a relative during a rescue operation at a beach front hotel in Pandeglang on Monday, December 24.

A man reacts after identifying a relative during a rescue operation at a beach front hotel in Pandeglang on Monday, December 24.

An aerial view of an affected area of Sumur.

An aerial view of an affected area of Sumur.

Members of an Indonesian search and rescue team carry an elderly woman on a stretcher at the ferry port after being evacuated from Sebesi Island, in Bakauheni, on Wednesday.

Members of an Indonesian search and rescue team carry an elderly woman on a stretcher at the ferry port after being evacuated from Sebesi Island, in Bakauheni, on Wednesday.

A woman holding an umbrella walks in the rain among debris after the tsunami in Sumur on Wednesday, December 26.

A woman holding an umbrella walks in the rain among debris after the tsunami in Sumur on Wednesday, December 26.

An Indonesian soldier looks at damaged houses and debris in Sumur, Indonesia, on Tuesday, December 25.

An Indonesian soldier looks at damaged houses and debris in Sumur, Indonesia, on Tuesday, December 25.

Eyewitnesses described fleeing for their lives as beachfront hotels and homes were swept away by a towering wall of water on Saturday evening.

The waves caused a stage to collapse in the Tanjung Lesung beach resort while holidaymakers and locals were watching the Indonesian pop band Seventeen.

One member of the band has been confirmed dead as well as the manager, according to the Jakarta Post. The newspaper said all the other band members were still missing.

Even though Indonesia was the worst country affected by the devastating Boxing Day 2004 tsunami that killed hundred of thousands of people, it still lacks the proper equipment to alert that a tsunami threat is coming.

"We need multi-hazard early warning system," Nugroho said. "And we need lots of it."

Nugroho pointed out that tsunamis are much faster and less predictable than tidal waves, which are caused by atmospheric conditions.

"We used to know that a tsunami happens after an earthquake. There was no quake last night. That is why there was no warning," he said referring to the underwater landslides.

The damage

The tsunami has destroyed 558 houses and heavily damaged nine hotels, 60 restaurants and 350 boats, indicating the tsunami hit residential and tourist areas.

As of now, no foreigners have been found to have been killed.

Pope Francis Sunday prayed for the victims of the tsunami, saying: "My thoughts go, right now, to the populations of Indonesia, affected by violent natural disasters, which have caused serious losses in human lives, numerous missing and homeless people and extensive material damage. I invite everyone to join me in prayer for the victims and their loved ones."

Speaking to pilgrims at his regular Sunday Angelus service in St. Peter's Square, he added: "I am spiritually close to the displaced and to all the people affected, imploring God for relief in their suffering. My appeal is that these brothers and sisters may not lack our solidarity and the support of the international community."

Residents inspect the damage to their homes on Carita beach on December 23.

The tsunami comes less than three months after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Palu on the island of Sulawesi killing 2,256 people.

A volcanic eruption in Krakatoa in 1883 was one of the deadliest in recorded history at the time, killing more than 36,000 people.

Kathy Mueller, a spokeswoman for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Indonesia, told CNN that the organization expected the death toll to rise.

Red Cross teams are bringing in basic household items, clean water and equipment to help clear away debris, Mueller said.

Hundreds of people have been left injured after the tsunami hit.

The United Nations' World Food Programme said in a statement it stood ready to support the Indonesian government.

"We have teams on the ground specialized in disaster response and have been working for years with Indonesia to prepare for such disasters," said Bettina Luescher, a senior WFP spokesperson.

"Our logistics experts can help bring aid supplies and aid workers to the affected areas. Upon request our experts will support the Indonesian government to assess the damage and assist in the response."

In October, torrential rains and flooding triggered mudslides that wiped out part of an elementary school in Indonesia's North Sumatra. Twenty people were killed.