Volcanic Eruption At Indonesia's Mount Merapi Sends Ash 6 KM High, World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday June 21, 2020. Read more: Indonesia's Aceh enlists an all-female flogging squad to enforce Shariah law. pic.twitter.com/pEWqsIIJbI. newspaper archive. An eruption in 2014 killed 16 people, while seven died in a 2016 eruption. Magma intrusions have also caused a land uplift of 10cm, prompting fears volcanic activity will increase further. "Local residents are advised to remain calm and go about their activities as usual, but stay alert for volcanic ash," the agency said. Indonesia Volcano Eruption Sends Smoke, Ash 5 km Into The Air, World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday August 10, 2020. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, many residents in the region had stopped activity, which meant the volcano’s rumble was heard very clearly in West Java and Indonesia's capital of Jakarta. Despite the huge eruption, local residents were advised to remain calm and not to panic. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, Krakatoa volcano eruption: When was Krakatoa’s last eruption? Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted twice on Sunday, sending clouds of grey ash 6,000 metres into the sky, the country's geological agency said. Situated at the borders of Yogyakarta and Central Java provinces, the volcano erupted at 8.20 a.m. with ash spreading to the west of the crater, Indonesia's Mount Sinabung Spews Massive Smoke-And-Ash Column, World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday February 19, 2018. Legal notice | BREAKING - The large volcanic mount Sinabung has erupted in north #Sumatra, #Indonesia. Flights Cancelled As Volcano Erupts In Indonesia's Bali, World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 25, 2019. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. The 1883 Krakatoa eruption had one of the highest death tolls of any volcanic eruption, killing more than 36,000 people. The volcano experienced its last large eruption in 2018, sparking a tsunami and killing 437 people according to official figures. Columns of steam shoot from the ground at an Indonesian power plant sitting in the shadow of an active volcano, as energy is tapped from the red-hot underbelly of the archipelago. Giant ash clouds grounded flights across Europe, with thousands of flights cancelled as a result. A volcanic event of this scale could have a devastating impact on the lives of people living in the area. All rights reserved. Contact Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. We use cookies to improve our service for you. Volcano eruption today: Indonesia's Krakatoa ERUPTS as Iceland volcano threatens to blow KRAKATOA has erupted, sending a plume of ash 47,000ft into … Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. The earlier eruption was slightly larger and a massive ash and sand cloud from the eruption coated Yogyakarta and neighboring city Solo with grey dust and forced an airport closure. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? Due to the renewed activity of the volcano over the last decade, some 30,000 people have been forced to leave their homes around the mountain. Express. The latest was on Saturday and potentially caused the tsunami that hit coastlines along Indonesia's Sunda Strait and killed more than 200 people, 'Angry' Indonesia Volcano "Child Of Krakatoa" Was On Eruption Watchlist, World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday December 23, 2018. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. The volcano that apparently triggered a deadly tsunami in Indonesia yesterday emerged from the sea around the legendary Krakatoa 90 years ago and has been on a high-level eruption watchlist for the past decade.