Indonesia's Anak Krakatoa volcano erupted today, causing a huge 3,000-metre-high ash cloud between the islands of Java and Sumatra.
"We are currently recording continuous eruptions with dense clouds rising between 500 and 3,000 meters above the summit," Deni Mardiono of the Indonesian Geological Survey told Agence France-Presse.
Anak Krakatoa, or "child of Krakatoa," a volcanic island derived from the Krakatoa volcano, has erupted at least 21 times in recent weeks, but today's eruption is the strongest, Mardiono noted.
Authorities have ordered residents to avoid a two-kilometer exclusion zone around the perimeter of the volcano, whose activity has been classified as a level 2 alert on a four-level scale. They also advised locals to wear a mask to protect themselves from the ashes.
"People, including tourists, should follow the recommendations of the Geological Survey, which forbids anyone to be within a two-kilometre radius of the crater," the official stressed."
Source: APE-MPA
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