Ashfall from Mount Anak Krakatau’s eruption has disrupted hundreds of flights over the weekend, sending volcanic ash across parts of Java and Sumatra and adding pressure on a country already grappling with a series of disasters.

Mount Anak Krakatau has erupted since late on Friday, with volcanic ash disrupting hundreds of flights as Indonesia faces a string of natural disasters across the archipelago.

Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted, causing flight cancellations at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and stranding about 170,000 passengers in the region