MAJOR ERUPTION AT ANAK KRAKATAU
Anak Krakatau is erupting in Indonesia, with satellite imagery detecting volcanic ash reaching around 48,000 ft (14.6 km).
The eruption began at 23:07 local time. Ash was moving west at around 50 knots, with the alert level at III (Siaga), meaning Alert Level 3.
Authorities are warning people to stay at least 3 km from the active crater.
Major Eruption at Indonesia's Anak Krakatau.
The volcano is famous for emerging from the caldera left behind by the catastrophic 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, which remains one of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic events in recorded history.