Volcanic eruption forces Indonesia airport closure
Indonesia had to close Adi Soemarmo International Airport in Central Java on March 3 following the eruption of Mount Merapi, a local official has said.
The eruption lasts about eight minutes, according to Indonesia’s Geology and Volcanology Research Agency. (Source: AFP/VNA)
The phenomenon lasted about eight minutes, according to Indonesia’s Geology and Volcanology Research Agency.
Indonesian authorities warned people to not go into the three-kilometer radius around the volcano.
The 2.930-meter mountain, located near the cities of Yogyakarta and Solo, is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia.
Its eruptions in 2010 killed over 350 people./.
VNA
-
IMF predicts Thai growth at 1.6% for 2026
- Earthquakes rattle parts of Southeast Asia
- Southeast Asia’s digital economy to top 300 billion USD by end 2025
- Severe flooding reported in central Thailand
- Thailand demands Meta explain massive personal data leak affecting millions of users
- Thailand launches programme to boost tourism in border provinces
- Indonesia’s palm oil production set to rise 10% in 2025
- Timor-Leste seeks trade & investment expansion following ASEAN accession
- Vietnam to supply rice seeds for Cuba’s 2026 crop
- RoK, Cambodia agree to set up task force to combat online scams
