Miracle among the rubble: Rescuers pull tiny boy to safety after 12 hours trapped in buried car as hunt continues for his parents after Indonesian tsunami kills at least 222
- More than 220 have been killed and 800 injured in a tsunami in Indonesia
- Boy aged five was found in a car, trapped under debris, including heavy trees
- Indonesian police officers found the crying boy and pulled him from the vehicle
- The child named Ali cried as he was rescued and held by an officer in Indonesia
A five-year-old boy has been pulled alive from the rubble more than 12 hours after a tsunami hit Indonesian islands on Saturday evening.
More than 222 people were killed and 800 injured after an infamous volcano, known as the ‘Child of Krakatoa’ erupted and caused a 20ft wave to batter the beaches around the Sunda Strait.
The wave hit between the islands of Java and Sumatra at about 9.30pm local time, destroying 500 houses, nine hotels, 60 food stalls and 350 boats.
A huge search and rescue operation was launched on Sunday morning to find survivors and move the dead.
Among those who miraculously survived was a boy named Ali.
Police revealed on social media how they pulled him from a car which had been trapped under fallen trees.
A police officer revealed on Instagram how the boy’s cries were heard.
Tearful young boy named Ali was plucked to safety after spending 12 hours trapped in a car hidden underneath fallen trees
The hunt for survivors: Men and women have been clawing through the mud and water and pieces of building to try and find survivors
Officers rushed to the scene to carefully remove wood and other island debris from the car.
Shining a torch into the wreckage they were able to make out little Ali’s face.
Eventually, in the heartbreaking video, he was pulled alive crying as he clings onto the officer who saved him.
Stunned crowds take pictures of little Ali and the officer as he emerges muddy and upset, but safe.
It is not clear whether anyone else in the car with Ali lived.
Jaw dropping footage of the exact moment the 20ft wave came crashing down on the stage, engulfing the band, emerged on Sunday morning as it was revealed 220 are dead.
A video which was being recorded in the seconds before the wave hit showed families enjoying a performance by Seventeen when suddenly the entire stage is smashed to pieces by the wave.
The band’s lead singer Riefian ‘Ifan’ Fajarsyah told his 300,000 followers in a tearful video he was looking for the rest of the band.
The group later released a statement saying their bass player, guitarist and road manager were found dead, while two other band members and the wife of one of the performers remained missing.
Body bags are lining the streets in zones created by search and rescue teams. Indonesian families have been left devastated by the natural disaster
Damaged buildings and cars are seen in Anyer, Serang as recovery workers are called in to try and find survivors
Women are treated on the back of a truck and IV drips hang from the cabin after the tsunami washed over islands in Indonesia
A man is consoled by a rescue worker after identifying his relative among the bodies of tsunami victims in Carita, Indonesia
The volcanic island Anak Krakatoa stands 1200ft above sea level after first emerging from the depths of the ocean in 1937
Carita beach in Pandeglang was one of the worst hit areas with homes being torn down by the rushing water and cars being destroyed