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Flights Canceled As Scientists Warn Merapi Eruption Could Last Weeks
November 02, 2010
Mount Merapi, Indonesia. Malaysia’s AirAsia and Singapore’s SilkAir airlines have canceled flights to two Indonesian destinations because of volcanic ash from Mount Merapi that began erupting a week ago.
An official of budget airline AirAsia says four of its flights between Kuala Lumpur and the cities of Solo and Yogyakarta were scrapped on Tuesday. The two cities are about 30 kilometers from the crater.
She says the airline has not canceled Wednesday’s flights so far. The official declined to be identified, citing company policy.
A SilkAir reservation agent in Singapore also says two flights to Solo were canceled on Tuesday. He says he has no information about Wednesday’s flight.
They are the first international airlines to suspend flights to Indonesia since Merapi erupted.
Indonesia’s most dangerous volcano, meanwhile, showed no sign of tiring on Tuesday, belching clouds of black smoke as fiery lava lit up its cauldron. Scientists warned that the slow but deadly eruption could continue for weeks, like a “marathon, not a sprint.”
There have since been more than 10 large eruptions, including a violent burst Monday that appears to have eased pressure building up inside the crater by creating a vent for magma to escape.
The activity was accompanied by rumbling at 21 other active volcanos in Indonesia, twice the number usually on the government’s “watch” list, which raised questions about what’s causing the uptick along some of the world’s most volatile fault lines.
November 02, 2010
Mount Merapi, Indonesia. Malaysia’s AirAsia and Singapore’s SilkAir airlines have canceled flights to two Indonesian destinations because of volcanic ash from Mount Merapi that began erupting a week ago.
An official of budget airline AirAsia says four of its flights between Kuala Lumpur and the cities of Solo and Yogyakarta were scrapped on Tuesday. The two cities are about 30 kilometers from the crater.
She says the airline has not canceled Wednesday’s flights so far. The official declined to be identified, citing company policy.
A SilkAir reservation agent in Singapore also says two flights to Solo were canceled on Tuesday. He says he has no information about Wednesday’s flight.
They are the first international airlines to suspend flights to Indonesia since Merapi erupted.
Indonesia’s most dangerous volcano, meanwhile, showed no sign of tiring on Tuesday, belching clouds of black smoke as fiery lava lit up its cauldron. Scientists warned that the slow but deadly eruption could continue for weeks, like a “marathon, not a sprint.”
There have since been more than 10 large eruptions, including a violent burst Monday that appears to have eased pressure building up inside the crater by creating a vent for magma to escape.
The activity was accompanied by rumbling at 21 other active volcanos in Indonesia, twice the number usually on the government’s “watch” list, which raised questions about what’s causing the uptick along some of the world’s most volatile fault lines.
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