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BMKG: Volcanic Ash Test at Soekarno-Hatta Airport Negative, Reopening Hoped for Soon

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau decreased over Jakarta on Sept. 7, according to Indonesia’s meteorological agency, BMKG.
  • Paper tests at Budiarto and Soekarno-Hatta airports returned negative results, and ash was neither visible nor detectable by touch at Soekarno-Hatta.
  • Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma airports remained closed until 6 p.m. local time because of the ash spread.

Volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau had begun to recede over Jakarta by Monday afternoon, offering hope that Soekarno-Hatta Airport could soon reopen.

Ardhasena Sopaheluwakan, acting deputy for geophysics at Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, said some ash remained in Jakarta but had fallen to a small amount. The ash was moving west from Mount Anak Krakatau.

There is still some volcanic ash spread in Jakarta this afternoon, but it has decreased and only a small amount remains.

· Ardhasena SopaheluwakanThe BMKG acting deputy for geophysics described the ash conditions over Jakarta.

BMKG validated the ash reports through paper tests at two airports. Testing at Budiarto took place from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. local time, while testing at Soekarno-Hatta ran from 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Both tests were negative.

At Soekarno-Hatta, the ash could not be seen and could not be felt when checked by hand. A BMKG official told Republika, “Soekarno-Hatta Airport is already negative, hopefully it will be opened soon.” Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma airports had remained closed until 6 p.m. because of the volcanic ash from the eruption.

Soekarno-Hatta Airport is already negative, hopefully it will be opened soon.

· BMKG officialThe official commented after paper tests found no ash at Soekarno-Hatta.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. 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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