Indonesian Eruption Closes International Airports, Cancelling Numerous Japan Flights
Translated from Japanese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- A large volcanic eruption in Indonesia has sent ash into the air and forced international airports near Jakarta to remain closed.
- Numerous flights between Indonesia and Japan have been cancelled because of the ash disruption.
A large volcanic eruption in Indonesia has continued to disrupt air travel, with international airports near the capital Jakarta remaining closed because of volcanic ash.
Flights linking Indonesia and Japan have also faced repeated cancellations. The disruption follows the eruption of a volcano in Indonesia, though the supplied report does not identify the volcano or provide further details about the airports affected.
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Originally published by NHK in Japanese. 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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