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Society 1 week ago

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Airspace reopens as Krakatau’s activity subsides

While the easing in activity allowed the eight airports near Anak Krakatau to reopen, Wunopito Airport in Lewoleba, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), remained closed, with its suspension extended until Wednesday morning as ashfall from Mount Ile Lewotolok continued.

Society 1 week ago

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Travelers scramble as Anak Krakatau ash exposes gaps in contingency plans

Transportation Ministry data showed that more than 2,300 flights had been disrupted since Sunday, affecting 270,337 passengers. That was a sharp increase from a day earlier, when more than 450 flights affecting 170,000 passengers were disrupted.

Archipelago 2 weeks ago

PREMIUM
Sinabung eruption halts flights at Kualanamu airport, thousands evacuated

The Kualanamu International Airport's aerodrome is closed dynamically according to Mount Sinabung's latest condition following its Monday eruption.

Archipelago 4 weeks ago

PREMIUM
Mt. Anak Krakatau erupts more than two dozen times, blankets nearby island in ash

Mount Anak Krakatau has recorded a significant increase in volcanic activity since June 10, following a prolonged period of relative inactivity.

Archipelago 1 year ago

PREMIUM
Mt. Semeru erupts again, triggers ashfall in three districts

Semeru has been showing heightened volcanic activity since November of last year. The 3,676-meter-high volcano erupted 475 times in January alone, with an average of 15 eruptions per day.

Archipelago 1 year ago

PREMIUM
Domestic, international flights canceled over Lewotobi ash cloud

Dozens of international and domestic flights to and from the popular tourist destinations of Bali, Lombok and Labuan Bajo were canceled on Wednesday after the nearby Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki spewed an ash tower into the sky a day before.

Archipelago 2 years ago

Mt Ibu eruption forces seven villages to evacuate

Mt. Ibu erupted on Saturday evening, sending ash 4 kilometers high, as streaks of purple lightning flashed around its crater, according to information and images shared by Indonesia's volcanology agency.

Archipelago 2 years ago

PREMIUM
11 hikers killed in Marapi eruption in Sumatra, 12 still missing

Search and rescue efforts continue for the 12 hikers still missing since Mt. Marapi erupted on Sunday, killing 11 out of 75 hikers who started climbing the volcano on Saturday.

Community 4 years ago

PREMIUM
Mount Semeru residents continue to live in uncertainty, disarray

Weeks after the eruption, local residents remain unsure about what the future holds and how to survive the ongoing calamity.

Archipelago 4 years ago

PREMIUM
Death toll from Mount Semeru eruption rises to 14

The death toll from the recent eruption of Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java, has risen to 14 after the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) discovered an additional body on Sunday.

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volcanic-ash

PREMIUM Airspace reopens as Krakatau’s activity subsides

PREMIUM Travelers scramble as Anak Krakatau ash exposes gaps in contingency plans

PREMIUM Sinabung eruption halts flights at Kualanamu airport, thousands evacuated

PREMIUM Mt. Anak Krakatau erupts more than two dozen times, blankets nearby island in ash

PREMIUM Mt. Semeru erupts again, triggers ashfall in three districts

PREMIUM Domestic, international flights canceled over Lewotobi ash cloud