Over 40 thousand people were forced to leave their homes amid tsunami that hit the coast of the Sunda Strait in Indonesia on Saturday, the AFP reported. 

"We're recommending that people who lived near the beach be permanently relocated," said national disaster agency spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.

The number of people evacuated after tsunami has nearly reached 40,000 while over 7,000 were injured in the disaster.

“Authorities said 426 people had been killed - down from a previous tally of 430. Double-counting by different districts was blamed for the change. Two dozen people remain missing almost a week after the disaster,” the source added.