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Indonesia ushered in the New Year with five erupting volcanos, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands of people while warning climbers to stay away after a volcanic tragedy killed 23 people last month.

Rest of World News: Over 2,000 residents have been evacuated to temporary shelters due to increased volcanic activities in Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in eastern Indonesia.

Local tour guide says hikers should never have been allowed on famous peak in West Sumatra.

The presence of hikers at Mount Marapi, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, reveals authorities had defied a years-long ban on visitors to the mountain.

Mount Marapi and Mount Merapi are two different volcanoes located in Indonesia. The video shows neither.

The eruption of Mount Marapi in West Sumatra on December 3 claimed the lives of 23 people.

December 9, 2023 The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) consistently acknowledges significant locations marked by our

“We cannot predict when volcanoes will erupt, we can only predict when an eruption occurs, what is the safe distance,” says an official. 

JAKARTA: The death toll from the Mount Marapi volcanic eruption in Indonesia's West Sumatra province has risen to 23, all of them hikers, police said Wednesday (Dec 5), as ash and smoke blanketed parts of the region.

An eruption at one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes killed 23 people.