{
  "id": 6287916,
  "title": "Five media workers lose contact while covering Anak Krakatau eruption",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/five-media-workers-lose-contact-while-covering-anak-krakatau-eruption",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T15:03:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/region/2026/09/1528587/five-media-workers-lose-contact-while-covering-anak-krakatau-eruption"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jakarta, Indonesia: A joint search and rescue operation is underway to locate five Indonesian media personnel who have lost contact while covering the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau near Sebesi Island in Lampung, southern Sumatra. The team, comprising Muhammad Bagus Khoirunnas from Antara, Arie Basuki from Merdeka.com, Yudistiro Pranoto from iNews, Firdaus Wajidi from Türkiye's Anadolu Agency, and freelance journalist Donal Husni, was traveling on a speedboat from Anyer, Banten, to the Krakatau area. The last communication with the group was received from Muhammad Bagus at around 4pm yesterday. Authorities are searching both land and sea areas in Sebesi Island and around Mount Anak Krakatau for any trace of the missing media personnel. Three boat crew members, Warta, Surakman, and Heriyanto, aged 55, 60, and 49 respectively, are also unaccounted for, bringing the total number of missing people to eight. Mount Anak Krakatau has been erupting over the past few days, releasing volcanic ash that has spread to several areas in western Indonesia and disrupted flight operations. The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) has deployed teams to the search operation today.",
  "summary": "JAKARTA: Five Indonesian media personnel reportedly lost contact while covering the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau near Sebesi Island, Lampung, southern Sumatra, not far from the volcano, today.",
  "key_points": [
    "Five Indonesian media workers lost contact while covering Anak Krakatau eruption.",
    "Joint search and rescue operation underway for missing personnel.",
    "Three boat crew members also missing, total eight people unaccounted for."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Antara News Indonesia",
        "title": "Airlines told to inspect aircraft after Anak Krakatau's eruption",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/airlines-told-to-inspect-aircraft-after-anak-krakataus-eruption",
        "published": "2026-09-08T09:11:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}