BEIJING — China will provide assistance to Indonesia after a deadly tsunami, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Dec 24.

A devastating tsunami triggered by a volcanic eruption in Indonesia has killed 373 people and wounded 1,459 others along the coastal areas of Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra islands, the country’s national disaster agency said Dec 24.

The Chinese side will provide assistance to the best of its ability through the Red Cross Society of China and other channels, Spokesperson Hua Chunying said at a press briefing.

Noting that President Xi Jinping has sent a message of condolences to his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo, Hua said China is highly concerned about the disaster that inflicted heavy loss of life and property.