Tsunami-hit islanders protest sand mining in Sunda Strait

Fishing boats on a beach on Sebesi Island in South Lampung. Rubble from destroyed homes and coral reef following the December 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami can still be found on the island. - The Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA: Sand mining on the Sunda Strait near Anak Krakatau volcanic island has alarmed residents of Sebesi Island in South Lampung, as it has been deemed a danger to the local environment and fishermen, especially after an eruption and tsunami in December last year.

PT Lautan Persada Indonesia (Lip) obtained a licence to mine sand from the Lampung Investment Agency in 2015 near Sebesi Island and Anak Krakatau.