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  "id": 5983318,
  "title": "Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano erupts, strands thousands as flights cancelled",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/indonesias-anak-krakatau-volcano-erupts-strands-thousands-as-flights",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T13:32:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12049490/indonesia-anak-krakatau-volcano-eruption/"
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  "summary": "Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupted early Sunday, causing the cancellation of all flights at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and disrupting other domestic airports due to volcanic ash drifting across parts of western Indonesia. Although no casualties were reported and no evacuation order was issued, authorities warned residents and visitors to stay at least three kilometres (two miles) away from the active crater. The eruption disrupted services at several airports, including Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport and Medan, affecting about 150,000 passengers in Jakarta alone. Indonesian authorities are closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with airlines, airport operators, air navigation services, and the meteorology agency to ensure safety and minimize disruptions to air travel.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Malaysians stranded in Jakarta as Anak Krakatau eruption grounds flights",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/malaysians-stranded-in-jakarta-as-anak-krakatau-eruption-grounds",
        "published": "2026-09-06T09:04:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Anak Krakatau: Volcano eruption disrupts hundreds of flights",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/anak-krakatau-volcano-eruption-disrupts-hundreds-of-flights",
        "published": "2026-09-06T09:32:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Antara News Indonesia",
        "title": "PVMBG continues monitoring Anak Krakatau after eruption ends",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/pvmbg-continues-monitoring-anak-krakatau-after-eruption-ends",
        "published": "2026-09-06T09:54:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Krakatau volcano eruption: Volcanic ash forces suspension of over 300 flights at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/krakatau-volcano-eruption-volcanic-ash-forces-suspension-of-over-300",
        "published": "2026-09-06T10:29:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Six Penang-Jakarta flights cancelled after airport shutdown triggered by Anak Krakatau eruption, affecting 1,000 passengers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/six-penang-jakarta-flights-cancelled-after-airport-shutdown-triggered",
        "published": "2026-09-06T12:23:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Indonesia closes 8 airports as Anak Krakatau ash disrupts flights",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/indonesia-closes-8-airports-as-anak-krakatau-ash-disrupts-flights",
        "published": "2026-09-06T12:45:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}