Volcano rumbles to life and blasts out lava

INDONESIA’S Anak Krakatau volcano lets out a roar as it blasts a gigantic cloud of smoke and flaming red rocks hundreds of metres into the night sky.

A few hours later, a river of lava and stones glide down the volcano slopes.

The volcano’s name means Child of Krakatau, formed in the Sunda Strait close to Java island after Mount Krakatau’s legendary eruption in 1883. It rumbled to life about two weeks ago and since then has been dazzling scientists and visitors with its pyrotechnics.