### [2026-08-31](/feed/2026/08/31/index.md)

##### 2026 Indonesia wildfires
# The Mount Sinabung stratovolcano in North Sumatra, Indonesia, erupts, sending ash 3,500 meters into the air. Residents and visitors around Lake Lau Kawar are ordered to evacuate. 




### Sources:

1. [AA](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/indonesias-mount-sinabung-erupts-spewing-ash-3-500-meters-into-sky/4042457)
2. [Antara News](https://en.antaranews.com/amp/news/429175/mount-sinabung-raised-to-alert-level-after-3500-meter-ash-eruption)

### Changes:

1. The Mount Sinabung stratovolcano in North Sumatra, Indonesia, erupts, sending 3,500 meters of ash in the air. No casualties are reported.  _2026-09-01 02:02:14 (First version)_
2. The Mount Sinabung stratovolcano in North Sumatra, Indonesia, erupts, sending 3,500 meters of ash in the air. Residents and visitors around Lake Lau Kawar are ordered to evacuate.  _2026-09-05 14:04:40 (Update)_
2. The Mount Sinabung stratovolcano in North Sumatra, Indonesia, erupts, sending ash 3,500 meters into the air. Residents and visitors around Lake Lau Kawar are ordered to evacuate.  _(Current version)_

### Related:

1. [Indonesia's disaster agency and air force conduct aerial firefighting operations to contain wildfires near the planned capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan, following a request from the Nusantara Capital City Authority. ](/feed/2026/09/5/indonesia-s-disaster-agency-and-air-force-conduct-aerial-firefighting-operations-to-contain-wildfires-near-the-planned-c.md) _Context: 2026 Indonesia wildfires, Indonesia_
2. [Malaysia declares a state of emergency in Serian Division, Sarawak, after haze from wildfires in nearby Kalimantan, Indonesia, pushed air pollution above hazardous levels, closing 647 schools. ](/feed/2026/09/4/malaysia-declares-a-state-of-emergency-in-serian-division-sarawak-after-haze-from-wildfires-in-nearby-kalimantan-indo.md) _Context: 2026 Indonesia wildfires, Indonesia_
3. [Authorities in Indonesia rescue a mother orangutan and her baby from wildfire smoke on the island of Borneo. ](/feed/2026/09/3/authorities-in-indonesia-rescue-a-mother-orangutan-and-her-baby-from-wildfire-smoke-on-the-island-of-borneo.md) _Context: 2026 Indonesia wildfires, Indonesia_
4. [An orangutan named Sampurna is reported to be rescued from a haze fire zone in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, on Indonesia's Borneo island. ](/feed/2026/08/30/an-orangutan-named-sampurna-is-reported-to-be-rescued-from-a-haze-fire-zone-in-ketapang-west-kalimantan-on-indonesia-s.md) _Context: 2026 Indonesia wildfires, Indonesia_
5. [The Japanese military ship JS "Kunisaki" departs from a port in Kure, Hiroshima, to help fight wildfires in Indonesia. ](/feed/2026/08/30/the-japanese-military-ship-js-kunisaki-departs-from-a-port-in-kure-hiroshima-to-help-fight-wildfires-in-indonesia.md) _Context: 2026 Indonesia wildfires, Indonesia_
6. [The death toll from the earthquake that struck the Flores island in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, rises to 111, with 176,000 people displaced. ](/feed/2026/08/27/the-death-toll-from-the-earthquake-that-struck-the-flores-island-in-east-nusa-tenggara-indonesia-rises-to-111-with-17.md) _Context: Indonesia_
7. [A nine-vehicle pile-up in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, kills at least four and injures eight others. ](/feed/2026/07/17/a-nine-vehicle-pile-up-in-deli-serdang-north-sumatra-indonesia-kills-at-least-four-and-injures-eight-others.md) _Context: Indonesia, North Sumatra_
8. [The West Papua National Liberation Army says it set fire to a plane that landed with eight people in Highland Papua, Indonesia, after shooting and killing its American pilot. The Indonesian military announces the recovery of his body and that the plane's seven Papuan passengers returned unharmed. ](/feed/2026/07/2/the-west-papua-national-liberation-army-says-it-set-fire-to-a-plane-that-landed-with-eight-people-in-highland-papua-ind.md) _Context: Indonesia_
9. [Two unidentified men assault and injure the deputy director of KontraS, an Indonesian human rights organization, in an acid attack in central Jakarta. ](/feed/2026/03/12/two-unidentified-men-assault-and-injure-the-deputy-director-of-kontras-an-indonesian-human-rights-organization-in-an-a.md) _Context: Indonesia_
10. [The toll from the floods in Indonesia increases to 174 people killed and 80 more missing, mainly in North Sumatra. ](/feed/2025/11/28/the-toll-from-the-floods-in-indonesia-increases-to-174-people-killed-and-80-more-missing-mainly-in-north-sumatra.md) _Context: Indonesia, North Sumatra_