One man found his family safe after Indonesia’s tsunami, while another lost his wife and bandmates

(CNN)Bapu Suwarna had just wrapped up a work meeting at a hotel in Indonesia’s Banten province when he heard a sound like thunder and saw people running and screaming, “Tsunami! Waves! Waves!” He’d soon find himself separated from his family.

He recalled his story days after Saturday’s tsunami hit the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra, killing at least 429 people, according to the latest tally.

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