On this picture launched by Indonesia’s Middle for Volcanology and Geological Catastrophe Mitigation Company (PVMBG), lava glows in the course of the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau in Sunda Strait, Indonesia, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026.
| Photograph Credit score: PVMBG by way of AP
Indonesia‘s Anak Krakatau volcano erupted early Sunday (September 6, 2026), prompting the cancellation of all flights at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta Worldwide Airport as volcanic ash drifted throughout components of western Indonesia.
Indonesia’s Geological Company mentioned the volcanic island situated in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait between the primary Java and Sumatra islands confirmed indicators of exercise Saturday and erupted for 30 seconds at 3:53 a.m. on Sunday (September 6, 2026).
There have been no casualties reported and no evacuation order issued. The closest settlement is greater than 16 kilometres. However the company warned residents and guests to remain not less than 3 kilometres from the volcano’s lively crater.
Volcanic ash unfold throughout components of the capital Jakarta and Lampung province on the southern tip of Sumatra island, Indonesia’s Middle for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation mentioned.
“Attributable to elevated exercise from the Mount Anak Krakatau eruption, Soekarno-Hatta Worldwide Airport has quickly suspended flight operations from 5:30 am to 9.30 am,” the airport mentioned in a journey advisory early Sunday (September 6, 2026).
Passengers on the nation’s busiest airport sought refunds and reclaimed checked baggage as departure boards displayed a rising listing of cancelled flights.
Indonesia’s volcanology company and the Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre in Australia recognized two ash clouds utilizing satellite tv for pc imagery.
One plume rose to an altitude of 20,000 toes whereas drifting northeast, affecting components of Jakarta, Banten, West Java and surrounding waters.
A second cloud reached 50,000 toes and was transferring westward and northwestward, overlaying components of Banten, Lampung and Bengkulu provinces, the southern Sunda Strait and sections of the Indian Ocean west of Sumatra.
The explosive collapse of Anak Krakatau induced a tsunami in 2018 that killed not less than 430 individuals in Sumatra and Java.
Printed – September 06, 2026 08:10 am IST
