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WATCH Tsunami Wash Away Music Group From Stage in Indonesia

A tsunami hit the coastal area in Pandeglang regency and beaches around the Sunda Strait at 8:27 pm (1:27 pm GMT) on 22 December, leaving dozens of people dead and hundreds injured, according to local media reports.
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A band of musicians was swept away by the tsunami's wave during a concert in the Indonesian city of Tanjung Lesung, TribunJakarta reported.

The incident occurred during a beachfront performance by the pop group Seventeen. Concertgoers captured on video how the water destroyed the stage while the musicians were performing on it.

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According to TribunJakarta, the wife of the band's frontman, Dylan Sahara, is still missing. Two members of the band are reportedly dead. 

The number of missing people as a result of a tsunami in Indonesia could reach several hundred people, according to The Jakarta Post. The fate of the audience at the Seventeen concert on the beach that was struck by a devastating wave remains unknown, The Jakarta Post reported, citing eyewitnesses to the tragedy.

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