Killer volcano from above: Apocalyptic footage shows Indonesia’s ‘Child of Krakatoa’ spewing lava into the ocean – sparking fears more tsunamis could be on the way as death toll hits 281

Monday, December 24, 2018
By Paul Martin

More than 281 have been killed and 1016 injured in a tsunami in Indonesia
New footage shows another eruption from Anak Krakatao volcano hours later
Follow-up eruption comes after boy, 5, found in a car trapped under debris
A huge search and rescue operation was launched on Sunday to find survivors

By ZOIE O’BRIEN
DAILYMAIL.COM
24 December 2018

Dramatic aerial footage has emerged of the moment Mount Anak Krakatoa erupted as a pilot flew overhead to inspect the devastation below.

Captain Mykola from Susi Air was sent to assess the damage done to Banten, the westernmost province of Java, Indonesia, hours after a tsunami tore through the island.

Footage taken from the cockpit of the plane shows the volcano spewing enormous walls of grey ash and lava into the ocean, sending thick clouds into the air.

Government sources say the tsunami, which has killed at least 281 and injured over 1000, was caused by an underwater landslide triggered by volcanic activity.

Nearly 60 people have been reported as missing by distraught relatives.

But fears are growing that constant eruptions at the mountain – dubbed the Child of Krakatao – could trigger further tsunamis.

The volcano had been erupting spewing ash and lava intermittently since June and has been considered active since 1927.

Mount Anak Krakatoa is one of 76 active volcanoes in Indonesia.

National Disaster Management Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said there was a chance of another tsunami.

‘Recommendations from [the] Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency are that people should not carry out activities on the beach and stay away from the coast for a while,’ he said.

It has also emerged a large chunk of the volcano’s south slope may have fallen into the ocean a matter of minutes before the eruption.

Seismologists say it’s currently too dangerous to take sonar imaging of below the water’s surface to determine the exact cause of the tsunami.

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