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A family whose home was destroyed after a volcano erupted in Tonga have been given a 12-month reprieve from deportation.
An underwater landslide related to Indonesia's Krakatoa volcano just produced a tsunami that has killed at least 20 people. Here's all you need to know about this developing story, including the ...
The tsunami badly damaged buildings on Legundi island, 20 miles from Krakatoa. Ravindra Jayaratne , Author provided An advanced early warning system could be installed.
ERUPTION: Footage shows Anak Karakatau erupting on the Krakatoa island chain, which is believed to have triggered a deadly tsunami in Indonesia that has claimed more than 200 lives, and injuring ...
"Actually, the tsunami was not really big, only 1 meter (3.3 feet)," said Prasetya, who has studied Krakatoa. "The problem is people always tend to build everything close to the shoreline." ...
Anak Krakatoa last had a major eruption in December 2018, when a tsunami generated by the volcano hit the coast around Indonesia’s Sunda Strait and killed more than 400 people. Article continues ...
The tsunami followed an eruption and landslide on Anak Krakatau, the island known as “Child of Krakatoa” because it was created in 1927 from one of the world's most active volcanoes.
"Actually, the tsunami was not really big, only 1 meter (3.3 feet)," said Prasetya, who has closely studied Krakatoa. "The problem is people always tend to build everything close to the shoreline." ...
A TSUNAMI sparked by the infamous volcano Krakatoa erupting has killed at least 168 people in Indonesia. A further 745 are injured and at least 30 missing after the enormous 16ft-high wave smashed … ...
The tsunami was caused by the collapse of a 64-hectare (158-acre) section of the Anak Krakatau volcano. “This caused an underwater landslide,” Dwikorita Karnawati, head of the Indonesian ...
In December 2018, during another small eruption, one of Anak Krakatoa’s flanks collapsed into the ocean and the region’s shorelines were once again hit by a major tsunami. This time, 437 were left ...