Latest news with #disasterMitigation
Al Arabiya
4 days ago
- Al Arabiya
Many flights to Indonesia's Bali cancelled after volcano eruption
Several flights to the Indonesian resort island of Bali were cancelled and the airport in Maumere in East Nusa Tenggara province was closed due to the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, officials said on Wednesday. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, located in East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted on Tuesday, spewing ash 11 km (6.84 miles) high and prompting the country's volcanology agency to raise the alert level to the highest. It erupted again on Wednesday morning, belching a 1 km (0.62 mile) high ash cloud, the agency said in a statement. Several international flights from India, Singapore and Australia to Bali were cancelled due to the eruption, according to the Bali international airport website. The government closed the Fransiskus Xaverius Seda Airport in Maumere from Wednesday until Thursday 'to ensure the safety of the passengers,' airport operator AirNav said in an Instagram post. The eruption also forced local authorities to evacuate dozens of residents living in two villages near the volcano, said Avi Hallan, an official at the local disaster mitigation agency. 'Streets in the two villages were filled with thick ash, gravel, and sand,' she said, adding that no casualties were reported. The volcano last erupted in May. Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of high seismic activity atop multiple tectonic plates.
Reuters
4 days ago
- Reuters
Many flights to Indonesia's Bali cancelled after volcano eruption
JAKARTA, June 18 (Reuters) - Several flights to the Indonesian resort island of Bali were cancelled and the airport in Maumere in East Nusa Tenggara province was closed due to the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, officials said on Wednesday. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, which is in East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted on Tuesday, spewing ash 11 km (6.84 miles) high, forcing the country's volcanology agency to raise the alert level to the highest. It erupted again on Wednesday morning, belching a 1 km (0.62 mile) high ash cloud, the agency said in a statement. Several international flights from India, Singapore and Australia to Bali were cancelled due to the eruption, the Bali international airport website showed. The government closed the Fransiskus Xaverius Seda airport in Maumere from Wednesday until Thursday "to ensure the safety of the passengers," said the airport operator AirNav in its Instagram post. The eruption also forced local authorities to evacuate dozens of residents living in two villages near the volcano, Avi Hallan, an official at the local disaster mitigation agency told Reuters. "Streets in the two villages were filled with thick ash, gravel, and sand," she said, adding no casualties were reported. The volcano last erupted in May. Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of high seismic activity atop multiple tectonic plates.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Indonesia searches for 19 people after landslide at gold mine in Papua
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian rescue teams were searching for 19 people missing after heavy rain caused a landslide at a gold mine in its easternmost region of Papua, officials said on Monday. Torrential rain triggered a landslide late on Friday in a small-scale mine run by local residents in the Arfak mountains in West Papua province, said Abdul Muhari, the spokesperson of Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency. The landslide hit temporary shelters used by the miners and killed at least one person and injured four with 19 others still missing, he added. At least 40 rescuers with police and military personnel had been deployed to search for the missing, officials said. Small-scale and illegal mining has often led to accidents in Indonesia, where mineral resources are located in remote areas in conditions difficult for authorities to regulate. The rescuers started the search operation only on Sunday because it took at least 12 hours for teams to travel to the site, Yefri Sabaruddin, the head of the local rescue team, told Reuters on Monday. "The damaged roads and mountainous tracks as well as bad weather hampered the rescue efforts," Yefri said. The number of casualties could rise, he added. At least 15 people died in the collapse of an illegal gold mine in West Sumatra province September last year after a landslide caused by heavy rains. Another landslide in a gold mine on Sulawesi island killed at least 23 people in July last year.
