Indonesia's Anak Krakatoa volcano erupts, spews huge ash column

Jakarta (AFP) June 9, 2023

Indonesia's Anak Krakatoa volcano erupted on Friday, belching a column of ash more than three kilometres into the sky, officials said. The volcanic island emerged from the sea at the beginning of the last century from the crater formed after the 1883 eruption of Mount Krakatoa - one of the deadliest and most destructive in history. Anak Krakatoa, which means "Child of Krakatoa", spewed