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The Boucan Canot beach, Cirque de Mafate and the hiking trail into the volcano Piton de la Fournaise on Réunion island, which is a few hours away from South Africa by plane. Photos: Getty Images

Exploring Reunion, a soupçon of France in the Indian ocean

September is tourism month in South Africa and, as travel continues to open up, Allison Foat explores Réunion Island’s volcanoes, beaches and cuisine

In this handout image provided by the Australian Defence Force, Australian Defence Force members load humanitarian aid supplies onto a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley on January 20, 2022 in Nuku’alofa, Tonga. The undersea Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano near Tonga erupted on Saturday 15 January, causing a subsequent tsunami in the nearby Tongan capital of Nuku’alofa and surrounding islands as well as triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific region. (Photo by LACW Kate Czerny/Australian Defence Force via Getty Images)

First foreign aid flights reach Tonga

Tonga has been inaccessible since Saturday, when one of the largest volcanic explosions in decades cloaked the nation in a layer of ash, triggered a Pacific-wide tsunami and…

A resident affected by the tsunami stands next to debris in Carita beach in Pandeglang (Jorge Silva/Reuters)

Hunt for survivors as Indonesian tsunami death toll tops 280

Hundreds of buildings were destroyed by the wave, which hit the coast of southern Sumatra and the western tip of Java around 9:30 pm on Saturday

Residents search for victims among the ruins of collapsed houses after the area was hit by a tsunami at Carita beach in Padeglang, Banten province. (Asep Fathulrahman/Antara Foto/Reuters)

‘Volcano’ tsunami kills at least 168 in Indonesia

Search and rescue teams were scouring rubble for survivors, with 168 confirmed dead, 745 people injured and 30 reported missing

Photos taken near the Fuego volcano show the volcano spewing black smoke.

Guatemala volcano erupts killing 25 people

This is the second time that the volcano has erupted this year. This is Guatemala’s deadliest volcanic eruption since 1902, according to B​BC

Mount Fuji is categorised a young volcano and it would be no surprise if it erupted

Mount Fuji eruption could paralyse Tokyo, says report

Japan’s highest mountain last erupted in 1707, but a potential eruption could shower more than 10 cm of ash on central Tokyo

The Mount Agung volcano is seen spewing smoke and ash in Bali. About 25

Bali raises volcano alert to highest level

Massive columns of thick grey smoke have been pouring out of Mount Agung and have shot more than three kilometres into the sky

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Björk breaks boundaries

The Icelandic singer’s latest album is an outpouring of emotion and a slick feast of ambient electronica.

Volcanic smoke rises from Mount Ontake

Japan: More bodies discovered on volcano, death toll rises

The death toll from Japan’s worst volcanic eruption in decades has risen to 48 after additional victims were discovered on the ash-covered summit.

Ash cloud hits Scottish flights

Ash from an Icelandic volcano forced the cancellation of dozens of flights to and from Scotland on Tuesday.

Dozens killed as Indonesia volcano erupts

Dozens killed as Indonesia volcano erupts

Indonesia’s most active volcano killed 69 people on Friday in its biggest eruption in more than a century.

Best fireworks display on Earth

Best fireworks display on Earth

Iceland’s erupting volcano has become an instant tourist attraction. <strong>Tom Robbins</strong> travels by snowmobile and helicopter to see the show

Ei-ash, it’s been an Eyjafjallajökull of a volcano

As one of the many stranded by the ash cloud over Europe, and unable to get home for five days, <b>Guy Berger</b> found himself on the internet a lot.

Europe’s airways reopen for business

Europe’s airways reopen for business

Swarms of stranded passengers scrambled on Wednesday to hitch a flight home after Europe’s air embargo ended.