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A tsunami here crashed into a live concert. ♪ [ screaming ] >> red cross officials say they expect this death toll, the number of people killed, to rise. ivan watson is following the latest. what are you learning about how this happened and what is happening now? >> reporter: well, the tsunami struck at about 9:30 on saturday night. this is a holiday weekend in indonesia. the indonesians have monday and tuesday off for christmas eve and christmas, so the tourist hotels, this coastal area along the strait in western java had a lot of tourists when this tsunami struck. indonesian authorities a...

Triggered by a volcanic eruption. take a look at this. it is the moment the tsunami crashed into a live concert. ♪ [ screaming ] seemingly out of nowhere there. red cross officials say they expect the death toll to rise. cnn senior international correspondent ivan watson is following the latest. what exactly is the latest right now, ivan? >> reporter: good morning. well, this was supposed to be a holiday weekend in indonesia, a time when some of these beach resorts were full of indonesian tourists. since it is the national holiday coming up, christmas in indonesia, and, instead, at around ...

You more updates on our breaking news story from indonesia. authorities saying saturday's tsunami killed at least 168 people when it slammed into parts of west java and indonesia about little after 9:00 p.m. at night there. more than 740 people are injured. some people are still missing. hundreds of homes are damaged and along with businesses and hotels. >> natalie, looking al these images and not to sound cliche, people didn't see this thing coming. and you see the aftermath there. a volcano may have triggered the disaster setting off underwater landslides. one official says the disaster stru...

♪ mom. ♪ breaking news. breaking news we continue to follow and keep you updated on out of indonesia, west java, i'm natalie allen. >> i'm george howell. crews continue to search for survivors this after a tsunami swept across parts of indonesia on saturday night. >> the disaster hit popular beach areas in sumatra and west java. officials say the death toll right now, 168, hundreds more hurt. and this is how it happened, they believe.

>> let's bring in the aviation consultant to talk about the debris found in the java sea. officials say it is 95% likely to be from the airasia flights. he joins us on the phone from london. as you have said you have flown this route before. you know about the stormy weather conditions that are in that region. now the news that this flight what is most likely the flight has been found five or six miles to the east of the last known location of that flight path. alastair what do you make of it? >> first of all, my condolences to the families and to the crew's families of the aircraft. this is a...