Transcript for Indonesia's tsunami early warning system hasn't worked since 2012, official says

And Indonesia last summer warning tonight that another giant wave might be possible as rescuers continue their desperate search. To find survivors. Of a tsunami the death toll rose today. 2373. People that number is expected to go up after this volcano erupted ABC's Julie MacFarlane has the latest tests. Indonesians are once again racing to find survivors and tsunami stricken wreckage just three months also the loss epic does often does. I'm an erupting volcano displacing huge amounts of wards had. Triggering count the ways which swept through case delay areas between Java and Sumatra city a few hours drive from the capital Jakarta. Hospitals and buildings lost in the WG injured residents receiving treatment alto on the street. You are sing song villages that have been destroyed. Cause swept around tossed around like colts in the ocean. And Belize Barrett demolished. By this surge of city but many say other glitches that reminding parents trust because of the angle all the colors line. While desperate family members such claims are that missing loved ones. Into an easy it is no stranger to natural disasters but in the last six months the have been three devastating earthquakes and tsunamis. And now this tsunami in the send a straight. Once again the Indonesian government is being confronted with tough questions. Why has this a nominee warning system not being a pet since 2012. And why is then they system in place to measure tsunami threats arising from volcanic activity. The president has often been more sentences to mitigate risk. But does such a bus country of 171000. Islands the reality is into these it will never be safe from these natural horrors. From London to their McFarland channel seven Eyewitness News.

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