Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupts, cancelling flights at Jakarta airport and others
Anak Krakatau volcano erupted in Indonesia early Sunday, prompting the cancellation of all flights at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and disrupting other domestic airports as volcanic ash drifted across parts of western Indonesia.
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Sep 6, 2026 at 5:06 AM ET
- Coverage span: 6h 20m
- Coverage: 4 reports from 4 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 4 publications in 13h 50m
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CBC NewsTier A
Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupts, cancelling flights at Jakarta airport and others(opens original report in a new tab)Global NewsTier B
Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano erupts, strands thousands as flights cancelled(opens original report in a new tab)Volcanic ash spread across parts of Jakarta and Lampung province on Sumatra’s southern tip, Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said. — Global News
France 24Tier B
Indonesia's Anak Krakatau eruption halts flights, schools, fishing(opens original report in a new tab)An eruption of Indonesia's Mount Anak Krakatau caused six airports to suspend flight operations on Sunday, affecting hundreds of flights at Jakarta's main airport, after some school activities and fishing were halted. — France 24
ABC NewsTier B
Indonesia cancels flights at Jakarta airport as Anak Krakatau volcano erupts(opens original report in a new tab)Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted, causing flight cancellations at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport — ABC News
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Signal breakdown
CurrentWire ranked this story 77.5 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
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- 31 of 35
- Source authority
- 20 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 12.9 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 3.5 of 10
- Story prominence
- 8 of 10
- Velocity
- 2.1 of 5
Strongest signal: source authority, 20 of 20. How each signal is calculated.
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