Volcanic eruption halts flights at six Indonesian airports
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- Anak Krakatau erupted Friday, with lava flows and explosions reportedly heard up to 700 kilometers away.
- Indonesia recorded two additional eruptions Sunday, and volcanic ash entered the airspace around Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta Airport.
- Six Indonesian airports suspended air traffic after the eruption, according to the transport ministry.
An eruption by Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has halted air traffic at six airports, according to the Indonesian transport ministry.
The volcano erupted Friday, sending lava flowing from the island volcano. Explosions could be heard as far as 700 kilometers away, Indonesia’s geological agency said. Two more eruptions were recorded Sunday.
Ash from the volcano was detected in the airspace around Soekarno-Hatta Airport, which serves the capital, Jakarta. Anak Krakatau lies on a small volcanic island roughly midway between Java and Sumatra.
Indonesia is an archipelago in Southeast Asia located on the Pacific Ocean’s so-called Ring of Fire, where the meeting of continental plates produces high levels of volcanic and seismic activity.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. 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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