Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano shoots ash, lava

Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano spewed a column of ash 500 meters (1,640 feet) into the sky in the longest eruption since the explosive collapse of the island caused a deadly tsunami in 2018, Report says, citing Jakarta Post.

Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said that the volcano was continuously erupting until Saturday morning. A level 2 alert status remained in place, the second-highest on a scale of four.

Anak Krakatau is located on an uninhabited island. The nearest populated area is Lampung province. After the eruption, residents of the coastal part of Lampung evacuated to the mountains.

The 2018 eruption caused a tsunami along the coasts of Sumatra and Java, killing 430 people.

Anak Krakatau, which means Child of Kratakau, is the offspring of the famous Krakatau volcano, whose great eruption in 1883 triggered a period of global cooling.