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Search launched for eight missing journalists after boat loses contact near Anak Krakatau
Indonesian rescuers are searching for eight people who vanished after their speedboat lost contact while heading to Anak Krakatau volcano.
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How this story developed
- Sep 5 Mount Anak Krakatau erupts again, prompting 3-km safety zone in Sunda Strait
- Sep 6 The government ordered the closure of several airports and instructed airlines to provide refunds for ash‑related cancellations.
- Sep 6 Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya announced that flights to Jakarta are being diverted to alternative airports and that bus and train services are being expanded to aid travelers.
- Sep 7 Ash from the Anak Krakatau eruption shut eight airports, disrupting about 1,558 flights and affecting roughly 170,000 passengers, while prompting health warnings and remote-learning measures.
- Sep 7 Indonesia ordered the shutdown of its airspace, prompting the cancellation of flights at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
- Sep 7 Indonesia announced emergency stay permits and a waiver of overstay fines for stranded foreign travelers.
- Sep 8 Some airports have resumed operations while others stay closed as ash monitoring continues.
- Sep 8 Bandarlampung’s health office reported a sharp rise in acute respiratory infections from September 4 to 7, coinciding with the recent eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau.
- Sep 9 Search was restarted with four SAR units and thermal drones slated for flight.
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