Two new islands discovered after Anak Krakatau volcano eruption

A month after the eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano in Indonesia, which caused chaos in air traffic for days, two new islands have now been discovered in its immediate vicinity.

The two islands are less than a kilometer away from Anak Krakatau, a spokeswoman for the country's volcano authority told the AFP news agency on Friday. An increased alert level continues to apply around the volcano.

The new islands were discovered by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Sentinel Earth observation satellites, said volcano authority spokeswoman Rita Susilawati.

“Based on the analysis of the Sentinel images, two formations that resemble small islands can be seen around Anak Krakatau.” One is 760 meters northwest of the volcano, the other 495 meters southwest.