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Flights cancelled to and from Indonesia’s Bali due to volcanic ash

November 13, 202471 Views

Several international airlines cancelled flights to and from Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Wednesday, after further eruptions of a volcano that has spewed ash clouds as high as 10 km (32,808 ft) and forced thousands to evacuate. Jetstar and Qantas said they had stopped flights to Bali on Wednesday for safety reasons because of volcanic ash, while plane tracking website Flightradar24 showed flights to the island by AirAsia and Virgin were also cancelled. Singapore Airlines said it had cancelled a flight on Wednesday from Bali to Singapore due to the eruption. Bali is Indonesia's top tourist hotspot and is a popular destination for Australian visitors. All flights to and from the island of Lombok in the West Nusa Tenggara province, another popular destination for tour...

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Indonesian volcano spews ash 10 km high, thousands evacuate

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November 8, 2024109 Views

Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki continues to unleash towering column of hot clouds Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted several times on Friday, belching volcanic ash that rose up to 10 km (32,800 ft) into the sky, officials said, following a big eruption on Sunday night that killed nine people. The eruption on the island of Flores in the province of East Nusa Tenggara has damaged more than 2,000 houses and caused thousands to evacuate. Abdul Muhari, spokesperson for the country's disaster mitigation agency, said the eruptions were "pretty significant" due to ash rains and sand-falls that reached far into the surrounding areas. Hadi Wijaya, chief of Indonesia's volcanology agency, said one eruption on Friday produced a towering ash column that reached eight km to 10 km hi...

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Iceland volcano erupts, spewing lava fountains

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August 24, 2024219 Views

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Thursday, the meteorological office said, spraying red-hot lava and smoke in its sixth outbreak since December. The total length of the fissure was about 3.9 km (2.42 miles) and had extended by 1.5 km in about 40 minutes, the Icelandic Met Office, which is tasked with monitoring volcanoes, said in a statement. Livestreams from the volcano on the Reykjanes peninsula showed glowing hot lava shooting up from the ground, their bright-yellow and orange colours set in sharp contrast against the dark night sky. Lava spurts and flows after the eruption of a volcano in the Reykjanes Peninsula near Grindavik, Iceland, August 23. via Civil Protection of Iceland "The impact is limited to a localized area near the eruption site. It does not pres...

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Iceland volcano spews lava and smoke for a second day

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May 31, 2024321 Views

A volcano south of Iceland's capital Reykjavik spewed smoke and lava for a second day on Thursday although at a significantly slower pace, authorities said. The eruption, the fifth since December, was the most powerful in the area since volcanic systems on the Reykjanes peninsula became active three years ago after lying dormant for eight centuries, according to the Icelandic Met Office. "Since yesterday afternoon, the activity at the volcanic fissure (...) has decreased significantly," Iceland's Met Office said in a statement on Thursday. A volcano spews lava and smoke as it erupts near Grindavik, on Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, May 29, 2024. Iceland Civil Protection/Handout via REUTERS The fishing town of Grindavik, where only a few people have returned after several homes ...

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Volcano erupts in Iceland, posing risk to fishing town

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January 14, 2024453 Views

A volcano erupted in southwest Iceland on Sunday, posing an immediate threat to a nearby small fishing town although it had been evacuated earlier and no people were in danger, authorities said. Live video showed fountains of molten rock and smoke spewing from fissures in the ground across a wide area very close to the town of Grindavik. "No lives are in danger, although infrastructure may be under threat," Iceland's President Gudni Johannesson said on social media site X, adding there had been no interruptions to flights. A volcano spews lava and smoke as it erupts in Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, January 14, 2024. Iceland Civil Protection/Handout via REUTERS The eruption began early on Sunday north of the town, which just hours before had been evacuated for the second time s...

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Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupts, killing 11 climbers; 12 missing

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December 4, 2023702 Views

# 75 climbers, all local, were in the area at the time # Many of the 49 rescued on Monday were treated for burns # Search ops resume after being halted after 2nd eruption # Marapi is one of the most active volcanoes on Sumatra island Eleven climbers were found dead in Indonesia on Monday and 12 were missing after the Marapi volcano erupted in West Sumatra, a rescue official said, as search operations - which were halted temporarily over safety concerns - resumed. Three survivors were found on Monday along with the bodies of the 11 climbers, out of 75 who were in the area at the time of Sunday's eruption, said Jodi Haryawan, spokesperson for the search and rescue team, adding they were all local climbers. "We have continued to search for the 12 missing climbers unti...

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Iceland’s Blue Lagoon spa closes temporarily due to earthquakes

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November 10, 2023670 Views

Area on alert for volcanic eruption on Reykjanes Peninsula The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa — one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions — closed temporarily as a swarm of earthquakes put the island nation’s most populated region on alert for a possible volcanic eruption. Guests rushed to leave the spa’s hotels in the early hours of Thursday, after they were rattled awake shortly before 1 a.m. by a magnitude 4.8 quake, the strongest to hit the region since the recent wave of seismic activity began on Oct. 25. Bjarni Stefansson, a local taxi driver, described a scene of confusion when he arrived at the Retreat Hotel, where lava rocks had fallen on the roadway and the parking lot was jammed with 20 to 30 cabs. FILE PHOTO: Bathers enjoy the warm waters of Blue Lagoon on Iceland. ...

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Mount Etna eruption closes Sicily’s troubled Catania airport

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August 14, 2023607 Views

Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted on Monday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna, local authorities said, bringing fresh travel woe to the crisis-plagued Italian airport. The 3,330 metre (10,925 ft) high volcano burst into action overnight, firing lava and ash high over the Mediterranean island. The lava flow subsided before dawn, but ash was still coming from one of the craters. Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, lights up the night sky with eruptions as seen from Rocca Della Valle, Italy, August 13, 2023. Etna Walk/Marco Restivo/ Handout via REUTERS Flights to and from Catania, a popular tourist destination, will remain suspended until 6 a.m. (0400 GMT) on Tuesday morning, the airport operator said in a statement, dashing hopes they cou...

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Iceland volcano eruption slowing, gas pollution drops

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July 11, 2023829 Views

A volcanic eruption in Iceland close to the capital Reykjavik is slowing and gas pollution is easing, experts said, but residents should still keep clear of the volcano which has been spewing out toxic gas. The eruption has decreased considerably, the Icelandic Met Office, Vedur, said on Tuesday, adding people should keep out of the restricted eruption site. Smoke billows and lava spurts after the eruption of a volcano, on the Reykjanes peninsula, near the capital Reykjavik, in southwest Iceland, July 10, 2023, in this picture obtained from social media. Juergen Merz - Glacier Photo Artist/via REUTERS The Litli Hrutur volcano, which lies some 60 km (37 miles) from the country's capital, has attracted interest with some people trying to get closer to the site, a 9-kilometre (5.6 m...

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Mount Etna eruption halts flights to Sicily’s Catania airport

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May 21, 2023807 Views

Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted on Sunday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna spewed volcanic ash onto its runways, airport authorities said. The 3,330 metre (10,925 ft) high volcano can burst into spectacular action several times a year, firing lava and ash high over the Mediterranean island. The last major eruption was in 1992. FILE PHOTO: Lava flows downhill as Mount Etna erupts, as seen from Pizzi Deneri on the north side of volcano, on the island of Sicily, in Catania, Italy, May 31, 2022. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello Flights to and from Catania, a popular tourist destination, would be suspended until normal safety conditions could be guaranteed, the airport said on Twitter. Cars in the city were covered in a layer of dark gritty dust, ...