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Mount Anak Krakatau erupts again early Sunday

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

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  • Indonesia's Geological Agency recorded an eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau at 3:53 a.m. local time on Sunday, lasting 30 seconds.
  • The agency advised residents, visitors, tourists and climbers to avoid the volcano and remain outside a 3-kilometer radius of the active crater.
  • Eruptive activity had affected at least 33 flights at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport by 10 p.m. on Sept. 5, including cancellations, delays and rescheduled services.

Mount Anak Krakatau erupted again at 3:53 a.m. local time on Sunday, according to Indonesia's Geological Agency under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

The agency said the eruption appeared on seismograph readings with a maximum amplitude of 46 millimeters and lasted 30 seconds. It advised the public, visitors, tourists and climbers not to approach the volcano or carry out activities within 3 kilometers of the active crater.

The eruption also disrupted air travel. At least 33 flights at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport had been affected by 10 p.m. on Sept. 5, with international services suffering the largest impact. Sixteen flights were canceled, seven were delayed and five were rescheduled, based on data from the Transportation Ministry's Directorate General of Civil Aviation.

The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 46 millimeters and a duration of 30 seconds.

· Indonesia's Geological AgencyThe agency reported the measured intensity and duration of the Sunday eruption.
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