Indonesian authorities on Thursday raised the alert level for Anak Krakatoa volcano, which is situated in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, to the second-highest degree amid its growing activity, local media reported.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 27th December, 2018) Indonesian authorities on Thursday raised the alert level for Anak Krakatoa volcano, which is situated in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, to the second-highest degree amid its growing activity, local media reported.
According to The Jakarta Post, the authorities also recommended that locals and tourists not be allowed within a radius of 3 miles from the crater of the volcano.
On Saturday, an eruption of the volcano triggered a tsunami that struck the Indonesian coast and resulted in over 430 people killed and nearly 1,500 injured.
