From the strait between Java and Sumatra, Mount Anak Krakatau — the volcanic offspring of one of history's most catastrophic eruptions — reminded the modern world that the earth's oldest forces still set the terms of human movement. Over three days, its ash cloud grounded eight airports, cancelled nearly 3,000 flights, and stranded more than 340,000 people across the Indonesian archipelago, before skies cleared enough on Tuesday for most hubs to reopen. The disruption was not the worst this volcano has delivered — that distinction belongs to a 2018 tsunami that killed 429 — but it was enough t
Jakarta airport reopens after volcanic ash crisis closes eight hubs
Over 340,000 passengers were stranded due to airport closures; a 2018 tsunami from the same volcano killed 429 people and displaced thousands.