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| Indonesia tsunami: fresh alert for Anak Krakatau volcano as eruptions continue | Indonesia tsunami: fresh alert for Anak Krakatau volcano as eruptions continue |
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| Indonesia has raised the danger alert level for the volcano that sparked the devastating Sunda Strait tsunami, adding to a previous warning that fresh activity at the crater threatened to trigger another deadly wave. | Indonesia has raised the danger alert level for the volcano that sparked the devastating Sunda Strait tsunami, adding to a previous warning that fresh activity at the crater threatened to trigger another deadly wave. |
| Authorities also widened a no-go zone around Anak Krakatau to 5km (three miles) – up from a previous 2km – and warned shell-shocked residents to stay away from the coast, after more than 400 were killed by Saturday night’s killer wave. | Authorities also widened a no-go zone around Anak Krakatau to 5km (three miles) – up from a previous 2km – and warned shell-shocked residents to stay away from the coast, after more than 400 were killed by Saturday night’s killer wave. |
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| Plumes of ash burst into the sky as pyroclastic flows – hot gas and other volcanic material – flowed down the crater, raising the risk of rough seas for boats in the vicinity. | Plumes of ash burst into the sky as pyroclastic flows – hot gas and other volcanic material – flowed down the crater, raising the risk of rough seas for boats in the vicinity. |
| “There is a danger of more eruptions,” said national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. “People [near the volcano] could be hit by hot rocks, pyroclastic flows and thick ash.” | |
| Authorities raised the crater’s status to high alert, the second-highest danger warning, while aviation officials ordered flights to be redirected away from the area. | Authorities raised the crater’s status to high alert, the second-highest danger warning, while aviation officials ordered flights to be redirected away from the area. |
| “We’ve raised the status of [the volcano] since this morning because there’s been a change in the eruption pattern,” Kus Hendratno, a senior official at the Krakatau observatory, told AFP. | “We’ve raised the status of [the volcano] since this morning because there’s been a change in the eruption pattern,” Kus Hendratno, a senior official at the Krakatau observatory, told AFP. |
| The new flows posed no immediate danger to towns as the volcano sits in the middle of the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra islands. | The new flows posed no immediate danger to towns as the volcano sits in the middle of the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra islands. |
| But the status change sparked new fears with many local residents already scared and refusing to return to their homes over fears of another tsunami. | But the status change sparked new fears with many local residents already scared and refusing to return to their homes over fears of another tsunami. |
| “This worries me,” said Ugi Sugiarti, a cook at the Augusta hotel in Carita. “I’ve already left.” | “This worries me,” said Ugi Sugiarti, a cook at the Augusta hotel in Carita. “I’ve already left.” |
| Sukma, a security guard at the shattered Mutiara Carita Cottages, added: “Just please pray for us and that everything will be okay.” | Sukma, a security guard at the shattered Mutiara Carita Cottages, added: “Just please pray for us and that everything will be okay.” |
| A section of the crater – which formed out of a massive eruption in 1883 which killed at least 36,000 people – collapsed after an eruption and slid into the ocean, triggering Saturday night’s tsunami. | A section of the crater – which formed out of a massive eruption in 1883 which killed at least 36,000 people – collapsed after an eruption and slid into the ocean, triggering Saturday night’s tsunami. |
| At least 430 people have been killed, with 1,495 people injured and another 159 still missing. | At least 430 people have been killed, with 1,495 people injured and another 159 still missing. |
| Nearly 22,000 people have been evacuated and are living in shelters. | Nearly 22,000 people have been evacuated and are living in shelters. |
| Indonesia, a vast archipelago, is one of the most disaster-hit nations on Earth due to its position straddling the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, where tectonic plates collide. | Indonesia, a vast archipelago, is one of the most disaster-hit nations on Earth due to its position straddling the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, where tectonic plates collide. |
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