Indonesia airports reopen after volcanic ash disrupts thousands of flights
Five airports reopen after authorities cleared volcanic ash from critical infrastructure.

Five airports reopen after authorities cleared volcanic ash from critical infrastructure.


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Taal Volcano in the Philippines erupted, sending a column of ash and steam 1,200 metres into the air.

Videos show Indonesia’s Mount Merapi spewing a column of ash around 2 kilometres high in West Sumatra.
Mount Dukono erupts on Halmahera island, trapping hikers who went to the area despite it being closed since April 17.

The Mayon Volcano has erupted, spewing a cloud of ash and debris across Bicol, in the Philippines.

A group of hikers were forced to flee as Guatemala’s Santiaguito Volcano erupted.

Juliet Biggs, discusses the signs leading up to the eruption of a volcano in Ethiopia after it had been dormant.
Several airlines in India have been forced to cancel flights because of dangerous volcanic ash in the air.
No casualties reported, but resident of Afar region says impact of eruption ‘felt like a sudden bomb had been thrown’.
At least 178 people, including climbers, porters, guides and tourism officials, were stranded on the 3,676m mountain.

The eruption of a volcano in East Java has left villages blanketed in ash and mud.