Police intensify search for missing journalists in Sunda Strait

Indonesian rescuers are searching for five missing photojournalists who went missing near the Anak Krakatau volcano on Wednesday. The group, along with two crew members and a route guide, lost contact after departing from Carita, a coastal town in Banten province, bound for the volcanic island located on the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra islands.

The last message from the speedboat was received at 6:13 p.m. Monday, stating that the group had arrived in the waters around Anak Krakatau. Rescuers have been deployed since Tuesday but have been unable to establish contact with the group or determine their whereabouts. The initial eruption of Anak Krakatau ended on Sunday, but it has continued to erupt intermittently with explosions ejecting lava, ash, and incandescent volcanic material from the crater.

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