JakartaPost-Apr 26
The government raised the alert status for Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatoa) – the offspring of the infamous volcano – to its second-highest level on Monday, a day after it erupted and spewed a towering ash cloud 3,000 meters into the sky. Authorities bumped the threat of Anak Krakatau to level three of a four-tier volcanic alert system after witnessing a sharp rise in activity in the last month with the biggest eruption coming on Sunday. They also widened the exclusion zone around the crater a day after warning nearby residents to wear masks outside because of the large plume of ash it belched over the strait that separates the islands of Java and Sumatra. The volcano has been sporadically active since it emerged from the sea at the beginning of last century in the caldera formed after the 1883 eruption of Mount Krakatoa. That disaster was one of the deadliest and most destructive in history with an estimated 35,000 people killed. Anak Krakatau last erupted in 2018, generating a “silent” tsunami that killed 429 people and left thousands homeless. Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity. Last month, Mount Merapi in Central Java unleashed a torrent of hot clouds, turning the sky a fiery red, as molten lava flowed down its slopes with the eruption forcing over 250 people to flee their homes, authorities said. Read more at: thejakartapost.com with the title “Alert level for Anak Krakatau volcano raised”. Click to read: https://www.thejakartapost.com/paper/2022/04/25/alert-level-for-anak-krakatau-volcano-raised.html
