Indonesia's Anak Krakatau erupts, belching 1km-high ash cloud; highest-level alert issued


JAKARTA (dpa): Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupted on Sunday, spewing volcanic ash as high as 1,000m from its crater, the country's volcanology agency said.

The volcano erupted at 12:36pm (0536 GMT) for about four minutes, belching a thick column of dark grey ash from its crater that was moving northeast.

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