Krakatoa Volcano

Indonesia's Anak Krakatoa volcano erupted on Friday, belching a column of ash more than three kilometres into the sky, officials said.

A visual analysis by the Indonesian volcanology agency found the volcano has lost more than two-thirds of its height.

Indonesian authorities warned on Wednesday of "extreme weather and high waves" around the erupting Anak Krakatau volcano, urging people to stay away from the coast already devastated by a tsunami that killed more than 400 people.

Hundreds of panicked residents, many sobbing and clutching small children, tried to flee Sumber Jaya village as word spread that another tsunami was about to smash into the shattered Indonesian community.

Indonesia Tsunami: The death toll from a tsunami that hit the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra after the Anak Krakatau volcano erupted rose to at least 280 today, officials said, as rescuers using heavy machinery and their bare hands searched for more victims.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed sorrow over the loss of lives in Indonesia due to a tsunami and said India was ready to assist its maritime neighbour in the relief work.

The volcano that apparently triggered a deadly tsunami in Indonesia yesterday emerged from the sea around the legendary Krakatoa 90 years ago and has been on a high-level eruption watchlist for the past decade.

A volcano-triggered tsunami has left at least 222 people dead and hundreds more injured after slamming without warning into beaches around Indonesia's Sunda Strait, officials said Sunday, voicing fears that the toll would rise further.

Indonesia's Anak Krakatoa volcano erupted on Friday, belching a column of ash more than three kilometres into the sky, officials said.

A visual analysis by the Indonesian volcanology agency found the volcano has lost more than two-thirds of its height.

Indonesian authorities warned on Wednesday of "extreme weather and high waves" around the erupting Anak Krakatau volcano, urging people to stay away from the coast already devastated by a tsunami that killed more than 400 people.

Hundreds of panicked residents, many sobbing and clutching small children, tried to flee Sumber Jaya village as word spread that another tsunami was about to smash into the shattered Indonesian community.

Indonesia Tsunami: The death toll from a tsunami that hit the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra after the Anak Krakatau volcano erupted rose to at least 280 today, officials said, as rescuers using heavy machinery and their bare hands searched for more victims.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed sorrow over the loss of lives in Indonesia due to a tsunami and said India was ready to assist its maritime neighbour in the relief work.

The volcano that apparently triggered a deadly tsunami in Indonesia yesterday emerged from the sea around the legendary Krakatoa 90 years ago and has been on a high-level eruption watchlist for the past decade.

A volcano-triggered tsunami has left at least 222 people dead and hundreds more injured after slamming without warning into beaches around Indonesia's Sunda Strait, officials said Sunday, voicing fears that the toll would rise further.