Indonesia’s Most Active Volcano Erupts, Hundreds Evacuated
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted on Wednesday. No casualties have been reported so far, officials said File Photo outlookindia.com 2021-01-27T19:17:22+05:30
Indonesia s most active volcano erupted on Wednesday sending a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing 3,000 meters (nearly 10,000 feet) down its slopes. No casualties were reported.
The sounds of the eruption could be heard 30 kilometers (18 miles) away, officials said. It was Mount Merapi s biggest lava flow since authorities raised its danger level in November, said Hanik Humaida, the head of Yogyakarta s Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center.
She also said the volcano s lava dome is growing rapidly, causing hot lava and gas clouds to flow down its slopes.
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Indonesia s most active volcano erupts, displacing 150
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Jan 27, 2021
A volunteer uses his walkie talkie as he monitors Mount Merapi during an eruption today in Sleman. Indonesia s most active volcano erupted today with a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing 4,900 feet down its slopes. (AP Photo/Slamet Riyadi)
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Indonesia’s most active volcano erupted today with a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing 3,000 meters (nearly 10,000 feet) down its slopes. No casualties were reported.
The sounds of the eruption could be heard 30 kilometers (18 miles) away, officials said. It was Mount Merapi’s biggest lava flow since authorities raised its danger level in November, said Hanik Humaida, the head of Yogyakarta’s Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center.