Mount Merapi Erupts

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In a picture taken from Kemalang, Klaten, in central Java Mount Merapi spews lava on November 2, 2010.​

 

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Mount Merapi pyroclastic flow as it erupts as seen from Deles, Central Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010

Villagers watch as Mount Merapi volcano releases volcanic material into the air as seen from Sidorejo village in Klaten, near the ancient city of Yogyakarta, November 2, 2010.


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Residents watch Mount Merapi spewing volcanic material as it erupts as seen from Deles, Central Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. International airlines halted flights to airports near Indonesia's most dangerous volcano Tuesday, as fiery lava lit the rumbling mountain's cauldron and plumes of smoke blackened the sky.​

 

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Mount Merapi releases volcanic ashes as it erupts as seen from Deles, Central Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010.

Motorists ride as Mount Merapi spews volcanic material in Deles, Central Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010.
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Indonesia Eruptions May Continue for Weeks

by Tom McGregor
Nov 2, 2010
The most dangerous volcano in Indonesia showed no signs of slowing down on Tuesday as it belched clouds of black smoke as fiery lava lit up is cauldron. Scientists warned that the slow but deadly eruption may continue for weeks, but like a “marathon not a sprint.”
According to the Houston Chronicle, “the activity was accompanied by rumbling at 21 other active volcanoes in Indonesia, twice the number usually on the government’s ‘watch’ list, which raised questions about what’s causing the up-tick along some of the world’s most volatile fault lines.”
In Mount Merapi’s most recent blast, no casualties were reported, which occurred as Indonesia struggled to deal with an earthquake-generated tsunami that devastated a remote chain of islands. The two disasters unfolding in separate regions of the nation have killed nearly 470 people and strained the government’s emergency response network.
The military has been called in to help in both events.
As reported by the Chronicle, “Indonesia, a vast archipelago of 235 million people, is prone to earthquakes and volcanoes because it sits along the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire,’ a horseshoe-shaped string of faults that lines the western and eastern Pacific. Merapi, one of the world’s most active volcanoes has killed 38 people since springing back to life just over a week ago.”
10 large eruptions have been set by the volcano, since the violent burst on Monday, which appears to have eased pressure building up inside the crater by causing a vent for magma to escape.
Safari Dwiyono, who has observed the mountain for more than 15 years, said, “there’s now way of knowing for sure, of course. Based on what we’ve seen in the last few days, we’re hoping there won’t be a massive explosion. It’s looking like we’re in for a marathon, not a sprint.”

 

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Workers wearing masks carry chickens to a vehicle to transport them to an area further away from Mount Merapi volcano, at Tangkisan village in Sleman, near the ancient city of Yogyakarta, November 2, 2010.​

 

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Students play in a field as Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano spews smoke and ash in the background, at Candi Binangun village in Sleman, near the ancient city of Yogyakarta November 2, 2010.​

 

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Mount Merapi spews volcanic material as it erupts as seen from Pangukrejo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010​

 

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Heavy machine removes a dead cow killed in last week's eruption of Mount Merapi in Kaliadem, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010.​

 

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A heavy machine lifts a dead cow killed in last week's eruption of Mount Merapi to be buried in Kaliadem, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010.

A heavy machine buries dead cows killed in last week's eruption of Mount Merapi in Kaliadem, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010.​

 

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Students sweep volcanic ash from their classroom in Candi Binangun village in Sleman, near the ancient city of Yogyakarta November 2, 2010​

 

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Local residents leave a danger zone as Merapi volcano releases ash clouds.
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An Indonesian man watches as Mount Merapi erupts in Hargobinangun, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Indonesia's most dangerous volcano is once again sending searing gas clouds and burning rocks down its scorched flanks.


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Villagers board a truck as they evacuate their homes following another eruption of Mount Merapi in Cangkringan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010.

Residents evacuate on motorcycles from their village in the Sleman district after Mount Merapi erupted on November 3, 2010. Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano exploded in a frightening new eruption of lava and red-hot rocks on November 3, sparking panic and forcing the government to order new evacuations. Scientists said the 2,914-metre (9,616-foot) mountain in central Java erupted with more force than last week's blasts that killed 36 people, spewing huge clouds of searing gas into the sky.​

 

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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono speaks to villagers, who fled from their villages near Mount Merapi volcano, in a temporary shelter in Klaten of Indonesia's central Java province November 3, 2010.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (C) greets displace people at the the evacuation centre in Purwobinangun village in Sleman district centra Javaon November 3, 2010.​

 

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Volcanic smoke and ash released from Mount Merapi volcano is seen from Sidorejo village in Klaten of the Indonesia central Java province November 3, 2010. Mount Merapi volcano erupted with renewed strength on Wednesday, the fourth eruption in 8 days, forcing authorities to move refugee shelters further away from the volcano, a vulcanology official said.

Villagers flee from their village in Sidorejo on motorcycles in Klaten of the Indonesia central Java province November 3, 2010.​

 

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Indonesian soldiers evacuate villagers from their homes following another eruption of Mount Merapi in Cangkringan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010.

Villagers flee their homes on a truck following another eruption of Mount Merapi in Klaten, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010​

 

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Molten lava flows from the crater of Mount Merapi captured in this extended time exposure photograph taken from Klaten district in Central Java province late on November 2, 2010

Mount Merapi volcano spews smoke as seen from Sidorejo village in Klaten, near the ancient city of Yogyakarta, November 3, 2010​

 

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A cloud of ash rises from the Mount Merapi volcano behind Butuh market in the Klaten district of Central Java on November 4, 2010. Indonesia ordered thousands more people to evacuate their villages as the volcano erupted again, shooting deadly gas and ash into the sky. The 2,914 metre (9,616 ft) Merapi is a sacred landmark in Javanese culture whose name translates as 'Mountain of Fire.'

A villager watchs as volcanic material from the eruption of Mount Merapi burst into the air in Wukirsari, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. Searing gas and molten lava poured from Indonesia's deadly volcano in an explosion three times as powerful as last week's devastating blast, chasing people from villages and emergency shelters along its slopes.
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Mount Merapi spews volcanic material as seen from Klaten, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010.

Massive molten lava and searing ash clouds shoot from the crater of Mount Merapi captured in this extended time exposure photograph taken from Klaten district in Central Java province before dawn on November 4, 2010.​