Jakarta, September 7, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Indonesia extended flight suspensions at four airports until 6 p.m. local time on Monday after Mount Anak Krakatau erupted again overnight, sending volcanic ash towards Jakarta, authorities said.
Airport operator Angkasa Pura Indonesia said flights remained suspended at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma airports, Radin Inten II Airport in Lampung and Husein Sastranegara Airport in Bandung.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said satellite imagery showed two clusters of volcanic ash continuing to drift towards Jakarta as of 6 a.m. Monday.
The latest eruption followed a weekend disruption in which volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau affected more than 1,500 flights and around 170,000 passengers.
Mount Anak Krakatau is located in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra and has erupted repeatedly in recent years. Its partial collapse in 2018 triggered a tsunami that killed more than 400 people.
Indonesia has witnessed several other significant volcanic eruptions this year.
Last month, Mount Semeru in East Java erupted, sending an ash column approximately 2,000 metres above its summit, according to the Indonesian Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG). The eruption produced a white-to-grey ash plume drifting southeast and a pyroclastic flow along a river extending about 2 km.
Authorities warned residents to avoid activities within 5 km of the Semeru crater and within 13 km along the southeastern river valley.
In May, three people were killed after Mount Dukono erupted in North Maluku. The volcano erupted at around 7.40 a.m. local time on May 8, sending volcanic ash up to about 10 km into the sky.
Local rescue authorities advised residents to stay away from areas within a 4-km radius of the crater and warned that volcanic mudflows could occur during rainfall. Mount Dukono erupted again on May 17, sending grey ash up to 5,000 metres above its peak.
Indonesia lies on the Pacific “Ring of Fire” and has more than 120 active volcanoes, making it one of the world’s most volcanically active countries.
FOLLOW NOW
