Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted, spewing ash as high as 3 kilometers (2 miles) into the air, officials said Saturday.
In this image made from video released by Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Agency , Anak Krakatau volcano releases volcanic materials into the air as it erupts on Friday, June 9, 2023 on Sunda Strait, Indonesia. The volcano island erupted Saturday, spewing volcanic ash as high as three kilometers into the air, forcing authorities to halt tourism near one of the country's most active volcano.
The center’s closed-circuit camera showed lava flares and the volcano continuously erupting until Saturday morning. Scientists at the center said that since the 2018 eruption and collapse, Anak Krakatau island is now onlyA 2019 study by the center shed light on the power of the tsunami that crashed into more than 300 kilometers of coastline in Sumatra and Java. More than 430 people died in the waves that were 2 meters or higher and 40,000 were displaced.
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