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Merapi Erupts Yet Again
October 29, 2010
Yogyakarta. Mount Merapi erupted yet again at about 8 a.m. local time on Friday. There were no reports of injuries.
Indonesia's most active volcano was spewing clouds of ash and lava on Friday after a series of eruptions this week that left at least 34 people dead.
Government volcanologists said that the activity was not a fresh eruption and could help to stabilize Mount Merapi following Tuesday's killer eruptions.
"It shot heat clouds at 6:10 a.m., as far as 3.5 kilometers down its southeastern slopes and followed this with ash rain," volcanologist Heru Suparwoko told AFP. "It's definitely dangerous for anyone who might be in the path of the heat clouds."
The area was evacuated on Monday after Indonesian authorities issued a red alert, but some people may have stayed or returned to tend their livestock and check on their homes.
Another volcanologist, Surono, said that the volcano on the central island of Java, whose name translates as the "Mountain of Fire," also released lava for the first time since its latest round of activity began.
"It's a good development as there won't be an accumulation of energy which will cause a massive eruption like on Tuesday," he said.
More than 50,000 people are living in cramped temporary shelters near the city of Yogyakarta after being ordered to evacuate.
October 29, 2010
Yogyakarta. Mount Merapi erupted yet again at about 8 a.m. local time on Friday. There were no reports of injuries.
Indonesia's most active volcano was spewing clouds of ash and lava on Friday after a series of eruptions this week that left at least 34 people dead.
Government volcanologists said that the activity was not a fresh eruption and could help to stabilize Mount Merapi following Tuesday's killer eruptions.
"It shot heat clouds at 6:10 a.m., as far as 3.5 kilometers down its southeastern slopes and followed this with ash rain," volcanologist Heru Suparwoko told AFP. "It's definitely dangerous for anyone who might be in the path of the heat clouds."
The area was evacuated on Monday after Indonesian authorities issued a red alert, but some people may have stayed or returned to tend their livestock and check on their homes.
Another volcanologist, Surono, said that the volcano on the central island of Java, whose name translates as the "Mountain of Fire," also released lava for the first time since its latest round of activity began.
"It's a good development as there won't be an accumulation of energy which will cause a massive eruption like on Tuesday," he said.
More than 50,000 people are living in cramped temporary shelters near the city of Yogyakarta after being ordered to evacuate.
