Indonesia tsunami survivors hold vigil at Christmas mass


  • World
  • Tuesday, 25 Dec 2018

Residents affected by the tsunami take part in a mass during Christmas at Carita Pentecostal Church in Pandeglang, Banten province, Indonesia, December 25, 2018. REUTERS/Zahra Matarani

CARITA, Indonesia (Reuters) - It was a solemn Christmas for the congregation in Indonesia's Carita, a seaside town left reeling from the tsunami that has killed over 400 people and devastated the western coast of Java, as many churchgoers have fled the area for fear of further disasters.

Instead of holding festivities and exchanging presents, Pastor Rusman Anita Sitorus led a tearful vigil at a mass in her small church.

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