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Jakarta Tightens Air-Quality Monitoring as Ash from Mount Anak Krakatau Spreads

From Republika · () Indonesian

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

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  • Jakarta’s environmental agency increased air-quality monitoring after reports of volcanic ash deposits linked to Mount Anak Krakatau.
  • Officials advised residents in affected areas to limit unnecessary outdoor activity, use well-fitted N95 masks outdoors and shelter indoors during ashfall.
  • The agency coordinated with meteorological, volcanic, disaster-management and health authorities, with special attention to children, older people and residents with respiratory or heart conditions.

Jakarta’s environmental agency has tightened air-quality monitoring after reports of volcanic ash deposits linked to Mount Anak Krakatau. The agency also strengthened coordination with the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency, the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, the regional disaster-management agency and the Health Office.

Dudi Gardesi, head of Jakarta’s Environmental Agency, said updated conditions should quickly lead to updated public guidance. “Every change in conditions must be followed immediately by updated information so residents know what steps to take. The protection of sanitation workers in the field must also be ensured,” he said in an official statement.

Every change in conditions must be followed immediately by updated information so residents know what steps to take. The protection of sanitation workers in the field must also be ensured.

· Dudi GardesiJakarta’s environmental agency chief described the need for updated warnings and protection for field workers.

Citing information from the meteorological agency at 5 a.m. on Sept. 6, 2026, officials said the volcanic ash had reached parts of Jakarta. Residents in areas affected by ashfall or declining air quality were advised to limit nonessential outdoor activity and postpone outdoor exercise.

If you have to go outside in an ash-affected environment, use an N95 mask or equivalent fitted tightly over your nose and mouth.

· Dudi GardesiDudi advised residents on respiratory protection during volcanic ash exposure.

People who must go outside in ash-affected areas should wear a tightly fitted N95 mask or equivalent covering the nose and mouth. During ashfall, residents should remain inside and close doors and windows to reduce the amount of ash entering buildings.

Officials said children, older people and residents with asthma, lung disease or heart disease needed particular attention. Schools, event organizers and employers were urged to adjust outdoor activities to local conditions. Dudi also called for sanitation workers to receive masks, eye protection and safe work arrangements.

For sanitation workers, I ask that the availability of masks and eye protection, as well as safe work arrangements, receive the attention of the authorities.

· Dudi GardesiDudi urged officials to protect sanitation workers dealing with ash.
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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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