Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung eruption halts flights and evacuates thousands
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- Kualanamu International Airport in North Sumatra temporarily halted all flights after Mount Sinabung erupted on Aug. 31.
- AirNav Indonesia issued a temporary airport closure notice, with operations subject to the volcano’s latest conditions.
- Several schools also suspended in-person classes temporarily.
Mount Sinabung’s eruption temporarily brought air traffic at Kualanamu International Airport in North Sumatra to a halt on Aug. 31, while thousands of people were evacuated.
The airport, located in Deli Serdang regency about 100 kilometers from the volcano, stopped all flights for a limited period. State-owned air navigation provider AirNav Indonesia issued a Notice to Airmen covering the closure of the airport’s aerodrome from 10:50 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
The closure remained subject to change, depending on Mount Sinabung’s latest condition. Physical learning at several schools was also suspended temporarily.
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Originally published by The Straits Times in English. 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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