国际英语资讯:Feature: Survivors in shock, fears as tsunami kills over 200 in Indonesia_时事

国际英语资讯:Feature: Survivors in shock, fears as tsunami kills over 200 in Indonesia

The sea receded from the beach some 20 minutes before the tsunami hit, he said, adding he had no idea it was a sign for a tsunami as he did not feel any earthquake or other abnormality.

"But the volcano has been very active lately. We heard thunderous sound from the volcano direction quite often. But it's OK as it did not harm us here," Eki said.

When the tsunami occurred, however, louder thundering sound from the sea made him curious as the huge noises did not came from the volcano direction.

"I was in my house with my wife and my son when I suddenly realized water had already submerged floor. I held son and yanked my wife out of the house quickly," said 24-year-old Eki, the father of a toddler.

Eki said he watched his restaurant and his house, both made of bamboo, easily toppled down by the wave of the tsunami.

"The water that hit the beach was quite strong. I almost fell as I ran with my wife and my son. I saw everything that I built to earn my living gone in seconds. I don't have anything now," Eki said while collecting any valuable things from the debris that might be of use amid the choppy rain in the afternoon.

He put his wife and son to his parent's house in another village far away from the beach.

Meanwhile, the search and rescue teams are also busy looking for possibly more bodies and those trapped under the rubble, as well as preparing camps to accommodate those who lost their houses.