Coastal residents near Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano have been warned to keep away from beaches amid fears it could trigger a new tsunami.
On Saturday, giant waves crashed into coastal towns on the islands of Sumatra and Java, killing at least 222 people and injuring 843.
It is thought that volcanic activity set off undersea landslides which in turn generated the killer waves.
Anak Krakatau was erupting again on Sunday, spewing ash and smoke.
Video shot from a charter plane captured the magnitude of the event in the Sunda Strait, between Sumatra and Java.
President Joko Widodo has expressed his sorrow for the victims and urged people to be patient.
Rescue efforts are being hampered by blocked roads but heavy lifting equipment is being transported to badly hit areas to help search for victims.
The head of the National Disaster Management Agency, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, held a news conference on Java.
“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.
“The potential for a fresh tsunami is still possible because the volcanic eruption of Anak Krakatau continues to occur, potentially triggering tsunami.”
Anak Krakatau, which formed in 1927 after the Krakatoa volcano eruption, has seen increased activity in recent months with people asked to avoid the area around its crater.
On Friday it erupted for two minutes and 12 seconds, creating an ash cloud that rose 400 metres above the mountain. BBC
