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Anak Krakatau erupts, sending lava fountains into the sky

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Mount Anak Krakatau erupted continuously from Friday through early Saturday in the Sunda Strait.
  • The eruption produced red lava fountains, rumbling sounds and tremors felt in Banten, Lampung and West Java.
  • Indonesia's disaster agency and volcanology center advised people to avoid all activity within three kilometers of the active crater.

Mount Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait erupted continuously from Friday into the early hours of Saturday, producing bright red lava fountains.

The volcanic activity also generated rumbling sounds and tremors felt in parts of Banten, Lampung and West Java. Indonesia's disaster agency, BNPB, and the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation recommended clearing all activity from a three-kilometer danger radius around the active crater.

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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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