Czech photographer Karel Tupy visited Ethiopia 's BBC TV , the world 's oldest continuously active lava lake . He tells of the overwhelming heat of the lava as he captured daunting scenes of the 150-ft wide basalt volcano . BBC TV means 'smoking mountain ' in the local Afar language while the pit to its south is 'The Gateway to Hell ' In 2012 , five people from a group of scientists and tourists were killed in an attack by a local rebel group .
Czech photographer Karel Tupy visited Ethiopia 's Erta Ale , the world 's oldest continuously active lava lake . He tells of the overwhelming heat of the lava as he captured daunting scenes of the 150-ft wide basalt volcano . Erta Ale means 'smoking mountain ' in the local Afar language while the pit to its south is 'The Gateway to Hell ' In 2012 , five people from a group of scientists and tourists were killed in an attack by a local rebel group .