The stunning live volcano visuals, captured by a passenger through a flight window, created an outrage on social media as several passengered wowed after watching the video clip, while a few people expressed their concerns over the safety.
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano on the remote island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara province spewed towering columns of hot ash high into the air since its initial huge eruption on November 4 killed nine people and injured dozens of others.
Air India cancelled its flights between Delhi and Bali on November 13 due to adverse weather conditions caused by a volcanic eruption near the Indonesian island.
The Indonesian Disaster Management Agency lowered the known death toll from an earlier report of nine, saying it had received updated information from local authorities.
An active volcano in Indonesia's remote island of Halmahera erupted on Saturday (June 1), footage from the country's volcanology agency (PVMBG) showed.
A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Wednesday for the fifth time since December, spewing red lava that once again threatened the coastal town of Grindavik and led to the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa.
Authorities issued an alert status of the second-highest level, prohibiting all activities within a 5-km radius. This came nearly two weeks after Mount Ruang volcano erupted, leading to the evacuation of more than 12,000 people.
Indonesia's Ruang volcano erupted on Tuesday, spewing lava that prompted authorities to evacuate more than 12,000 people from the nearby Tagulandang island.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency reported that residents in Tagulandang, Sitaro Islands District, North Sulawesi, continued to feel the vibrations and rumbling sounds after the Mount Ruang eruption on Tuesday morning.
A volcanic system on the Reykjanes Peninsula in the country's southwest erupted late Saturday for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the night sky.
Indonesia volcanic eruption: The latest bodies were found not too far from the eruption site, estimated to be only a few meters (yards) away. The bodies of five climbers have been recovered, and 18 are presumed dead because they were so close to the eruption of hot gases and ash.
The hikers were part of a group of 75 individuals who embarked on the mountain expedition starting Saturday. As rescue efforts intensify, 12 hikers remain unaccounted for, while 49 have safely descended, some of whom required hospitalisation.
Mount Merapi eruption 2023: The eruption throughout the day blocked out the sun and blanketed several villages with falling ash. No casualties have been reported.
Tsunami warnings have been issued in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the US, reports Xinhua news agency.
Mount Nyiragongo’s last eruption, in 2002, left hundreds dead and coated airport runways in lava. More than 100,000 people were left homeless in the aftermath, adding to the fear in Goma on Saturday night.
Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung was erupting on Tuesday, sending volcanic materials as high as 5,000 meters (16,400 feet) into the sky and depositing ash on nearby villages.
Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, has awed even seasoned volcanologists in recent days with spectacular spurts of lava lighting up the Sicilian sky each night.
Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano spewed a column of ash 500 meters (1,640 feet) into the sky in the longest eruption since the explosive collapse of the island caused a deadly tsunami in 2018, scientists said Saturday.
The continuous restiveness of the Taal volcano and several new fissures cracking the ground nearby likely means magma is rising and may lead to further eruptive activity, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
At least five people were killed after the White Island or the Whakaari volcano in New Zealand erupted on Monday. The toll islikely to increase as a number of people were still unaccounted.
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