Showing posts with label Volcanic eruption in Indonesia closes three airports. Show all posts
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Friday, 14 February 2014

Volcanic eruption in Indonesia closes three airports



SURABAYA: Volcanic ash from a major eruption in Indonesia shrouded a large swath of the country's most densely populated island on Friday and closed three international airports.

Local media reported two people were killed when parts of their homes collapsed after Mount Kelud's explosive eruption overnight.

The initial blasts sent millions of cubic meters of dust and rocks into the atmosphere, according to the country's disaster agency, and could be heard up to 200 kilometers away.