Merapi Eruption: Travel chaos as volcano spews massive clouds of ash

Jakarta International Airport officials said on Wednesday that concerns about the ash from an Indonesian volcano had forced several airlines to again cancel flights into and out of the capital. Among them were Cathay Pacific, Value Air, Qantas and Malaysia Air. The volcano also forced US President Barack Obama to cut short his visit to the country. Mount Merapi, hundreds of kilometres east of Jakarta, has been spewing massive clouds of ash and gas high into the air for more than two weeks, killing at least 153 people and causing travel chaos and at times forcing two nearby airports to shut down.
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[DreamComesTrue100]

We can't change the wind, but we can adjust sails to reach home...

[sanchopwnz]

i hope moar gooks get killed by this volcano

[djflargo]

The center of the Earth is Hot! ... Ut OH! is this proof of GLOBAL WARMING? or is AL GORE FULL OF SHIT? Maybe the Earth will Bubble up an roast us all like a bunch of french fries!

[matchu4444]

@variezn34gm Ok. Good luck with that!!

[variezn34gm]

@matchu4444 The only thing certain in your life is your death. The only thing certain in mine IS IT IS always now when I see you. I believe 2012 ends in less than 133 weeks. I believe the Mayan Calendar is real. I believe I will not see you until then and then it will be King James REVELATION 20.12 again for me and I will be you in the twilight zone.

[elite1980s]

Time like this is a good idea to build your home at least 150 miles away from the nearest volcano and make sure you choose a location where the wind currents usually travel towards the direction of the volcano and not the other way round, you wouldn't like all that ash heading your way even though you're 150 miles away. You never know how powerful the exploding volcano maybe after all.

[AlexanderSigal]

0:25 Blue Ash, Ohio

[AlexanderSigal]

pretty cool! everything is grey and pretty now :)

[Wolfsbane909]

@attaofthelight in christianity isn't there an "judgement day"?

[asymthought]

@WinterHaven I understand winterhaven....I really do.