The morning of May 20, 1883, residents of the neighboring islands noticed a cloud of ash and dust rising in the air about 11 km high. The cloud lasted for about two months. This was an awe intensifying spectacle for all who saw, but little did they now, this was the prelude to Krakatau's biggest eruption. On August 16, 1883 it was about mid-day when suddenly Krakatau released a series of cataclysmic explosions lasting till the next day. Krakatau ended with a stupendous paroxysmal eruption. This last eruption was so big, it blasted two thirds of beneath the sea. This generated a series of pyroclastic flows and tsunamis. In all, about 36,000 people died.
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