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Anak Krakatoa becomes active

From Lankadeepa · () Sinhala

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  • Authorities temporarily suspended all flights at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport after ash from Anak Krakatoa spread over the capital.
  • The volcano, more than 150 kilometers from Jakarta, began showing increased activity on Friday night, with lava ejections and explosions reported.
  • Indonesia’s weather agency said the explosions could be heard as far as 700 kilometers away.

Indonesia’s Anak Krakatoa volcano has sent volcanic ash across the skies above Jakarta, leading authorities to temporarily halt all flights at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

Airport officials said flights were suspended from the morning of September 6 after the volcano’s activity suddenly intensified. Anak Krakatoa lies more than 150 kilometers, or about 93 miles, from Jakarta.

The volcano began becoming active on Friday night. Indonesia’s weather agency said it was ejecting lava and producing explosions, with the sound carrying as far as 700 kilometers away.

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Originally published by Lankadeepa in Sinhala. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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