222 people dead after volcano triggered tsunami struckResidents sit inside a mosque as they evacuated following high waves and the eruption of Anak Krakatau volcano at Labuan district in Pandeglang regency, Banten province, Indonesia on Dec. 22. Anak Krakatau is the island that emerged from the area once occupied by Krakatau, which was destroyed in 1883. “The water washed away the stage which was located very close to the sea,” the band said in a statement. Anak Krakatau, an active volcano roughly halfway between Java and Sumatra, has been spewing ash and lava for months. “Instability of the slope of an active volcano can create a rock slide that moves a large volume of water, creating local tsunami waves that can be very powerful.

Source: Standard Digital December 23, 2018 08:44 UTC