Washed out to sea...band hit as they played
THE lead singer of a band whose concert was hit by the Indonesian tsunami has posted an emotional message for his missing wife and fellow group members swept away by the giant wave.
Riefian Fajarsyah was performing with his pop band Seventeen at the Tanjung Lesung Beach Resort, in Banten, when the wall of water slammed into the stage.
Screaming
Swept out to sea, Mr Fajarsyah managed to make it back to shore.
But two other band members and two of his crew were killed, while his wife Dylan and drummer Andi have not been found.
Footage filmed by revellers in the crowd just moments before the wall of water hit showed dozens of people sitting at tables enjoying the concert.
But the stage then collapsed and people were heard screaming as they desperately tried to get out of the way of the oncoming wave, which swallowed the band on stage in a split second.
Mr Fajarsyah yesterday posted a tearful Instagram video asking for prayers.
He pleaded for the safe return of his wife, Dylan Sahara, whose 26th birthday was on Sunday.
Underneath a black and white picture of the couple on a trip to Paris, Mr Fajarsyah wrote: “Today is your birthday. I want to say Happy Birthday to you in person.appealed to his missing “Please come back home quickly, my dear @ Dylan_Sahara.”
Mr Fajarsyah also drummer Windu Andi Darmawan, known as Andi, saying: “Bro @ andi_seventeen, please come back home. I am the only one left.”
To his deceased band and crew members, he bade farewell.
“May your souls rest with Allah,” the singer said.
Later, Seventeen confirmed that four people associated with the band had been killed.
The dead were named as bassist M. Awal ‘Bani’ Purbani, road manager Oki Wijaya, guitarist Herman Sikumbang and crew member Ujang.