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Thick Anak Krakatau Ash Covers Lampung

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

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

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  • Thick ash from the Anak Krakatau eruption covered roads and vehicles in Lampung on Sunday, affecting air quality and causing breathing problems and eye irritation.
  • Authorities urged residents to wear masks and deployed crews to spray water on ash-covered roads.
  • Indonesia’s Geological Agency said the eruption continued for 25 hours through Sunday evening.

Thick volcanic ash from the Anak Krakatau eruption blanketed roads and vehicles in Lampung on Sunday, Sept. 6.

Local residents said the extremely poor air quality affected breathing and caused eye irritation. Authorities urged people to continue wearing masks.

Workers were also deployed to spray water on roads covered by dust. Indonesia’s Geological Agency, through its Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center, said the eruption lasted 25 hours until Sunday evening.

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Originally published by CNN Indonesia 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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