Volcanic island in Indonesia erupts, canceling 1,558 flights and affecting 170,000 passengers
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What happened
The volcanic island of Anak Krakatau, located in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait between the main Java and Sumatra islands, erupted for 30 seconds at 3:53 a.m. Sunday and for 16 seconds about three hours later.
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