Indonesia orders flights to steer clear of erupting Anak Krakatau volcano
Authorities have warned that the crater remains fragile, raising fears of another collapse and tsunami
Indonesia has raised the alert level for the erupting Anak Krakatau volcano to the second-highest, and ordered all flights to steer clear, days after it triggered a tsunami that killed at least 430 people. A crater collapse on the volcanic island at high tide on Saturday sent waves up to 5m high smashing into the coast on the Sunda Strait, between the islands of Java and Sumatra. Authorities have warned that the crater of Anak Krakatau, or child of Krakatau, remains fragile, raising fears of another collapse and tsunami, and have urged residents to stay away from the coast. The volcano has been rumbling on and off since July but has been particularly active since Sunday, spewing lava and rocks, and sending huge clouds of ash up to 3,000m into heavily overcast skies. In raising the alert level to the second-highest, the national geological agency set a 5km exclusion zone around the island. “Since December 23, activity has not stopped … We anticipate a further escalation,” said Antoni...
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