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Three Indonesian volcanoes erupt, disrupting flights

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Mount Bromo spews ashes into the air during a volcanic eruption ahead of the Hindus Kasada ceremony in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia, 20 July 2016. Photo: EPA
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Eruptions at three volcanoes in Indonesia have darkened skies in parts of the archipelago and disrupted some flights.

Mount Rinjani on Lombok Island near Bali, the Sinabung volcano on Sumatra Island and Mount Gamalama in the Moluccas chain of islands have all erupted in the past couple of days.

No one has been injured, but flights at two airports have been disrupted.

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Mount Sinabung erupts at Kampung Dalam village in Karo district, North Sumatra, Indonesia.Photo: Xinhua
Mount Sinabung erupts at Kampung Dalam village in Karo district, North Sumatra, Indonesia.Photo: Xinhua

Sultan Babullah airport in Ternate, the capital of North Maluku province, was closed on Wednesday and Lombok’s international airport was closed for several hours on Tuesday.

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The three mountains are among about 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia. The archipelago of 250 million people is prone to earthquakes and volcanoes because it sits along the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, a string of faults that lines the Pacific Ocean.

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