the awakening of the volcano Anak Krakatau in Indonesia

CINANGKA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau is continuing to spew out white smoke clouds and authorities have asked people to stay away from the volcano, local media reported on Wednesday.


The Geological Disaster Mitigation and Volcanology Center (PVMBG) has requested tourists and people in general to stay at a distance of at least two kilometers (1.2 miles) from Mount Anak Krakatau, which is located in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra where volcanic tremors have also persisted.


Anton S Pambudi, Mount Anak Krakatau Observation Post Chief in Banten province, told the Antara news agency that the volcano has been spewing out smokey white puffs during the last two days. The smoke clouds were blown towards the sea by the wind.


Since September 30, the PVMBG has banned people from getting close to the volcano amid increasing activity but kept its alert level at Level III. However, it has allowed local fishermen and residents to continue their daily activities with increased precaution.


Anak Krakatau, which translates as the ‘Child of Krakatau,’ is the famous volcano which had a series of violent eruptions in 1883. On August 27 of that year, four giant explosions were heard as far away as Perth in Western Australia, some 3,500 kilometers (2,200 miles) away, and the island of Rodrigues near Mauritius, 4,800 kilometers (3,000 miles) away.


Explosions continued for the next five days, and recordings show that the shockwave from the final explosion reverberated around the globe seven times in total. According to Dutch authorities, the total death toll was 36,417, although some sources have stated that more than 120,000 died.