Angry ‘Child of Krakatoa’ rumbles on

Out of the blue: A car nearly drawn out to sea by retreating waves resting among ruins. Bottom left: Rescuers placing bodies of victims at a makeshift mortuary in Carita beach while a patient (bottom right) is is being treated by medical officers in Pandeglang at Banten province. — Reuters

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

Anak Krakatoa (the “Child of Krakatoa“) has been particularly active since June, occasionally sending massive plumes of ash high into the sky and in October a tour boat was nearly hit by lava bombs from the erupting volcano.