Four people, including two Australians, were on board the Cessna 340 aircraft that crashed on Mount Mayon volcano.
Ardern was just 37 when she first became prime minister but showed rare skill in handling multiple crises.
Volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupting just weeks after it stopped releasing lava from a previous eruption.
Tens of thousands of people live on Semeru’s slopes, just like many of the 128 other active volcanoes in Indonesia.
Nearly 2,000 people evacuate as Indonesia’s highest volcano erupts, releasing searing clouds of gas and ash.
The volcano began erupting on Sunday for the first time since 1984, ending longest dormant period in recorded history.
Stemming the flow of lava is notoriously difficult, and some in Hawaii question if it is wise to try at all.
No evacuation orders have been issued as Hawaii’s Big Island experiences earthquakes, lava flows and volcanic gas.
Mauna Loa on the Big Island in the archipelago, began erupting late Sunday, putting emergency crews on alert.
The tiny island came into existence 11 hours after a volcanic eruption and grew to 24,000 square metres in size.
Fagradalsfjall volcano began erupting just eight months after its last eruption officially ended.
Sakurajima is one of Japan’s most active volcanoes and eruptions of varying levels take place on a regular basis.
Massive eruption and tsunami had ruptured undersea cable, leaving residents with only makeshift satellite connections.
US will also deploy USS Sampson to join Australian and British ships on ‘contactless’ aid runs following tsunami.
