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Heavy rains and torrents of hot lava and mud sliding down an erupting volcano on Indonesia's Java island have put search and rescue operations for more than a dozen missing on hold, officials said Wednesday. Mount Semeru erupted on Saturday, killing at least 39 people with searing ash and gas that blanketed several villages around it. Hot lava from the top of the 3,676-meter (12,060-foot) mountain still flows down.
Throwing out lava and ash that killed at least 15 people. rescuers have been trying to dig through the volcanic mud to reach possible survivors before the ground cools and hardens. japan is one of the world's biggest users of coal. it's still building coal—fired power stations against the rising tide of concern about climate change. as the country has no reserves of its own, vast quantities of coal have to be imported. and yet, the tokyo government is promising to reach net carbon zero by 2050. it appears to see hydrogen as one of the key ways of achieving that — but how will they produce ...
At any time. to anticipate this, authorities have cleared up a three—kilometre radius area from the river. no—one can enter except for the disaster response team on duty. more than 900 people from villages in the area have evacuated to mosques, school buildings and village meeting halls. they have received enough basic necessities, according to the team, like clothes, food, first aid and masks. they couldn�*t take anything with them. many of their houses are covered in volcanic mud, beyond repair, and their livestock is killed in the eruption. however, some evacuees this morning managed ...