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Adi Prima/AFP via Getty ImagesThe bodies of 11 people were found on Indonesia’s Mount Marapi after it erupted in West Sumatra province on Sunday, spewing toxic ash nearly 10,000 feet into the air, according to local authorities. At least 75 people were on the mountain at the time of the eruption, with 26 still stranded and awaiting evacuation a day later, an official with Padang Search and Rescue Agency said, according to Reuters. Of the 49 climbers rescued, at least eight were hospitaliz...

Indonesia’s Marapi volcano in the West Sumatra province erupted on Sunday, sending a thick plume of toxic ash and smoke nearly 10,000 feet into the air and was accompanied by a deafening roar that could be heard for miles, according to the country’s disaster management agency.

Many such explosions resulted from the interaction of magma with groundwater or surface water; others apparently were powered by pressurized gas possibly aided by steam but with no direct involvement of magma.

Anak Krakatau continues to erupt on Tuesday Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

A hospital says it is under "extreme pressure" due to a high number of very unwell patients.

Most of HVO’s field sites are more than one hour from definitive medical care, so staff take Wilderness First Aid training which prepares them for a variety of injuries and illnesses.

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Most of HVO’s field sites are more than one hour from definitive medical care, so staff take Wilderness First Aid training which prepares them for a variety of injuries and illnesses.

MANILA, Philippines: The five distressed Filipinos from the West Bank who were able to cross into Jordan are set to arrive in the Philippines on Friday, November 24, the Philippine Embassy in Amman said.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has monitored a “short incandescent lava flow” in Mayon Volcano on Wednesday evening, November 22, 2023.