Semeru volcano in Indonesia was active again on December 6 after two days a powerful eruption killed at least 22 people and left 27 missing, forcing rescuers to suspend their search and rescue activities.
Indonesian authorities issued a flight warning as Mount Kerinci volcano on Sumatra Island erupted, spewing a column of ash up to 0.8 km into the air, a statement from the energy and mineral resources ministry said on July 31.
Indonesian authorities closed an airport in Aceh province on April 7 after Mount Sinabung volcano on the neighbouring island of Sumatra erupted, a local official said.
Indonesia ordered a temporary closure of Ngurah Rai International Airport on the Bali resort island on August 6 as ash drifting from Mount Raung on the country’s main Java Island.
Indonesian authorities ordered a temporary closure of Ngurah Rai
International Airport on the Bali resort island on August 6 as ash
drifting from Mount Raung on the country’s main Java Island has forced
flight cancellations across the board and stranded tourists.
Ash spewing from Mount Raung in East Java, Indonesia has closed three
airports, stranding tourists in the country during the peak holiday
season, announced the National Agency for Disaster Management on July
22.