welcome back, everyone. it is a somber christmas in indonesia as the death toll fro a tsunami rapidly rises. the massive wave slamming into the coastline on saturday without warning. now, blocked roads and heavy rains are hampering rescue efforts. at least 420 people are dead an thousands are homeless. survivors are worrying about another tsunami. amy kellogg is live in milan with the very latest. amy, good to see you. bring us up-to-date. take yes, obviously people are truly devastated and very much worried about another wave. it was even one false alarm today that send people into a terrible state of panic. it occurred between the on saturday night and there is still over 100 people missing. indonesia is made up of 17,000
islands and the spread over a field of volcanoes and fault lines. some people tried to create a little normalcy scrambling what they could to sell at markets today. it s not clear how many people would ve been able to shop. the search continues for people trapped under rubble. in some cases, all has been lost . there is a lot of concern also the disease in these conditions. indonesia has the largest group of population. there are christians and others who live there. christmas mass went on today in some local churches, but it was grief filled and about brain fo the victims of this terrible disaster. after the 2004 asian tsunami that killed 230,000 people, there are so many questions being asked about why there isn t a better early warning system that could have been activated and saved people.
the senate reconvenes on thursday? we are going to have to be somewhere in the middle. we have offered multiple compromises. of course when .7 billion, that was two and half. the issue we were not exactly sure what exactly he wants because there are mixed messages . were very clear on what we want. not to spend 94 percent of the budget allocated in last four years breed we would like to have that going more because only one out of five get screened at the border and we like to see some of that money go towards the gnome that s coming through mexico and killing thousands of americans. i think were going to make some progress honestly. okay, thank you so much. were out of time. thank you so much for coming in on christmas. really appreciate it. merry christmas. indonesia in mourning after the tsunami hit with or warning killing hundreds and leaving thousands homeless.
what they could. this admits worries of disease spreading and the conditions that you see and having enough medical supplies to keep people from getting sick. our celebration today is full o grief as you mentioned, it was really not a traditional christmas service but about praying for the victims. after the 2004 tsunami that killed 230,000 people, a lot ar asking why want better warning signals put in place so that people could have had time to escape. lots of theories about why that is the case. some say most salamis are set off by earthquakes and in this case there wasn t an earthquake rather the eruption of a volcano . that might have confused the sensors to make them not understand that there was this giant wave coming. others suggest it s vandalism i this warning system not working properly.
girl, this object of intense intention and speculation to now starting an organization based on your experience in the tsunami and wanting to build schools. how did that all come about? well, i was blessed to survive the 2004 asian tsunami, and i was very lucky. i lost my partner, my pelvis was broken in four places, i had someone to come back to in czech republic and those left, they lost their family members, their livelihood, their homes, they had nothing to come back to. as soon as i could walk again, i went back to see what s the biggest need, number one, and number two, what could have the biggest impact, and the biggest need i found was after they leave, children and communities get forgotten for sometimes four to six years they don t have a support, and learning that in thailand and other countries, as well, that s why the foundation focuses exactly on the time