31 h. ago Foreign Office issues travel advice after volcano explodes sending ash plume miles into the sky

It is recommended that communities within a 6-km radius of the summit crater remain evacuated

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3 d. ago Volcano chaos as homes evacuated and schools covered in ash by 2.4mile high explosion

A volcano has erupted in a tourist hotspot, with a huge explosion of ash and debris spanning 2.4miles in height, with several events around the island cancelled

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9 d. ago Moment raging female passenger screams at cabin crew on 'nightmare' flight where she 'tried to force open door at 30,000ft'

Budget airline JetStar said in a statement on Tuesday that flight JQ-34 had to return Denpasar airport in Bali after a 'disruptive passenger attempted to open one of the aircraft doors'.

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1 week ago Jetstar plane passengers brawl in reclining seat row as flight takes horror turn

“How hard is it to just sit in your seat, keep your mouth shut and mind your own business?"

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2 w. ago Volcano erupts sending massive 26,000ft tower of ash into the sky as fleeing villagers are pelted with falling lava and rocks on Indonesian island

The volcano on the remote island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara province has had hundreds of earthquakes and visible volcanic activity has significantly increased in the last seven days.

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3 w. ago Bali flights cancelled as volcano erupts sending ash 8km into sky

One person critically injured after Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts for 11 minutes

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3 w. ago Heathrow Airport fire 'contained version of 9/11' as it's compared to terror attack

Leading aviation expert John Strickland has said that the devastating impact of Heathrow is comparable to the September 11 terrorist attacks or Icelandic volcanic ash cloud

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3 w. ago Flights leaving Bali cancelled after volcanic eruption shoots ash plume 8km into sky

Indonesia’s 1,700m Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted for 11 minutes on Thursday, causing ash cloud but no damage to nearby villages on the island of FloresFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least seven international flights from Indonesia’s resort island Bali have been cancelled, an airport official said on Friday, after a volcano in the archipelago nation’s east erupted, shooting dark ash 8km into the sky.Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703m (5,587ft) twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted for 11 minutes and nine seconds late on Thursday, authorities said, raising the volcano’s alert status to the highest level.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Jetstar flights to and from Bali are suspended due to volcanic ash

Jetstar cancelled six return flights on Friday morning due to the unsafe conditions.

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4 w. ago Entire US states could be wiped out by supervolcano in chilling map

The new map shows where volcanic ash would fall in the event of a Yellowstone supereruption, with the supervolcano's last major eruption occurring 70,000 years ago

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