The Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatau) volcano sends up powerful clouds of hot gases, rocks, and lava as a fishing boat is moored offshore early Thursday Nov. 8, 2007, in the Sunda Straits between Java and Sumatra, Indonesia. Sending a boom echoing across the bay, the volcano known as the 'Krakatau's Child' unleashes another eruption, but while impressive, the eruption was nothing compared to what took place in 1883 at this spot, when Anak Krakatau's predecessor blew apart in one of the most devastating eruption in recorded history. (Photo: China Daily/Agencies)

    JAKARTA, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Dark clouds blanketed the foot of Mt. Anak Krakatau in the Sunda strait of Indonesia on Friday, following a densely clouded sky blocking the sight of molten rocks, toxic gas and lava spewed from atop the volcano.

    Meanwhile, volcanic quakes and tremors continued, but weather over the sea was very bad covering the hot clouds on the foot of Anak Krakatau. Antara news agency reported Saturday.

    Officials of the Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center in Baandung, West Java, on Friday conducted a visual monitoring covering a radius of three kilometers of the point of eruption of Anak Krakatau.

The Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatau) volcano sends up powerful clouds of hot gases, rocks, and lava as a fishing boat is moored offshore early Thursday Nov. 8, 2007, in the Sunda Straits between Java and Sumatra, Indonesia. Sending a boom echoing across the bay, the volcano known as the 'Krakatau's Child' unleashes another eruption, but while impressive, the eruption was nothing compared to what took place in 1883 at this spot, when Anak Krakatau's predecessor blew apart in one of the most devastating eruption in recorded history. (Photo: China Daily/Agencies)

    Officials said, on Friday from 6 a.m to 6 p.m local time, there have been 182 eruptions coupled with 11 volcanic quakes, eight deep volcanic tremors, 54 shallow volcanic shocks, 44 tremors, andspewing smokes 29 times, but not too threatening.

    Budiman, an official of the Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center in Bandung, said right now Anak Krakatau is still spewing molten rocks, hot clouds, and toxic gas, and still on third level of alertness. He therefore urged visitors and fishermen to stay away from the foot of Anak Krakatau.

    He said his office is still monitoring the activity of Anak Krakatau in anticipation of bigger eruptions and a tsunami.

    People near the 305-metre high island volcano have been told to keep a three-km distance from its peak. The volcano started to form in 1927 from the remains of Krakatau, the renowned volcano that exploded with unprecedented force in 1883, killing 36,000 people.

    Indonesia's islands are home to 129 active volcanoes, including21 on Java.