Keyword: "volcanic eruption"

The eruption of Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia caused severe injuries to three people and displaced more than 500 residents.

Mount Lewotobi, standing at 1,584 metres, last erupted in November 2024, claiming nine lives and displacing thousands. It is one of Indonesia’s 127 active volcanoes, as the country lies on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a region known for intense tectonic and volcanic activity.

International flights were cancelled including Jetstar and Virgin Australia flights to cities across Australia, and flights of Air India, Air New Zealand, Singapore's TigerAir and China's Juneyao Airlines.

The long eruption on late March 20 prompted the country's geological agency to raise Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki's alert level to the highest of the four-tiered system.

The Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (VGDMC) of Indonesia reported on November 11 that the Lewotobi volcano in East Nusa Tenggara province has erupted again, spewing a column of ash up to 2.5 km towards the west and northwest.

Director Teresito Bacolcol of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has warned that thousands of residents living at the foot of the Mayon volcano in Albay province are at risk of a volcanic eruption lasting several months.

The number of deaths from the eruption of Mount Semeru volcano in Indonesia rose to 34, according to the country’s disaster agency latest report on December 7.

Indonesia warned tourists and locals against approaching Mount Merapi after it briefly erupted in the early morning of February 13.

Mount Merapi continuously spewed incandescent lava from midnight until the morning of January 21.

Indonesian rescuers on December 25 used drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors along the devastated west coast of Java hit by a tsunami that killed at least 373 people and injured more than 1,400 others.

Death toll from tsunami in areas surrounding the Sunda Strait of Indonesia rose to at least 373 people, according to Indonesian authorities on December 24.

Indonesian President JokoWidodo on December 23 ordered all relevant government agencies to immediately take emergency response steps, find victims and care for the injured following the December 22 tsunami.

A tsunami following a volcanic eruption in Indonesia claimed at least 168 lives, said local authorities on December 23.

Mount Mayon in Albay province of the Philippines again spewed ash on November 26, and authorities issued alert level 2.

Mount Agung, located in the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, erupted again early July, but it had no impact on the country’s tourism industry, according to the Association of the Indonesian Tours and Travel Agencies (Asita).

Ngurah Rai International Airport in the Indonesian tourist island of Bali was closed on June 29 following the volcanic eruption of Mount Agung in the island one day earlier.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has issued a dispatch asking tour operators to ensure safety for tourists amid volcanic eruption in Bali resort island of Indonesia.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia has instructed some 60 Vietnamese citizens stuck in the Indonesian island of Bali to leave dangerous areas near Mount Agung, due to volcanic eruption.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia has received requests for support from around 50 Vietnamese tourists who are stuck in Bali, Indonesia, due to volcanic eruption, of whom 30 have left Bali safely by land.

At least 445 flights had been cancelled as of November 28 due to volcanic eruption of Mount Agung, affecting more than 90,000 passengers to and from Ngurah Rai International Airport in Indonesia’s Bali resort island, a top holiday destination that attracts millions of foreign tourists every year.