Boat carrying 8 people missing near Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano

Search and rescue efforts for a boat carrying eight people, including five journalists covering the eruption of Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano, resumed on Wednesday, according to local media reports.

The eruption threw air traffic in Indonesia into chaos with tens of thousands of people stranded on Java and Sumatra since the weekend and multiple airports shut due to volcanic ash.

The missing journalists are Indonesian citizens and are employed by local and international media including state news agency Antara and Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu, the Jakarta Post reported.

The boat set out on Monday but lost contact soon after departure, the National Search and Rescue Agency said.