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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Volcano Eruption : Indonesia, West Java, [Slamet volcano]

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Volcano Eruption

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West Java, [Slamet volcano]

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Volcano Eruption in Indonesia on Tuesday, 11 March, 2014 at 11:06 (11:06 AM) UTC.

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New eruptions were observed at Java's second highest volcano since yesterday evening. A series of explosions produced ash plumes rising 800-1000 m above the summit, the local observatory reported. This activity came after a steep increase in volcanic earthquakes from averages of approx 50 to more than 200 per day, volcanologist Mr Sudrajat from the local observatory told the press. The first explosion occurred Monday evening at 20:06, causing the glass windows of the observatory building to vibrate. Shortly after, the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) raised the status of Mount Slamet from normal to alert (2 on a scale of 1-4). According to local press, the vibration from the eruption could be felt in up to 10 km distance and described the plume as "thick smoke". Slamet is one of Java's most active volcanoes and often has strombolian to vulcanian-type activity in its summit crater.

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Volcano Hiking Routes Closed as Mount Slamet Put on Alert in Central Java

By Jakarta Globe on 01:32 pm Mar 11, 2014

Jakarta/Purbalingga. Indonesia’s geological agency sounded an alert for the Central Java volcano Mount Slamet on Tuesday, advising hikers to avoid the crater rim but falling short of instructing local communities to evacuate.
“It started on Monday evening at 9 p.m,” said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, head of the National Disaster Response Agency (BNPB), in a text message sent on Tuesday.
The Center of Volcanic and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) raised the status of Mount Slamet in Central Java activity to the second level of alert: waspada.
Sutopo said volcanic activity was a potential risk for five sub-districts located around Mount Slamet: Banyumas, Brebes, Pembalang, Purbalingga and Tegal.
The PVMBG has recorded 441 minor quakes and 9 shallow volcanic quakes since March 8.
“We suggest residents stay calm and not panic,” Sutopo said. ”We also recommend tourists, hikers and residents do not to hike the mountain or do anything within the two-kilometer radius of Mount Slamet’s crater.”
The Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has not warned residents directly.
“We have not officially warned the people living in around Mount Slamet, especially the ones in Purbalingga sub-district, like Kutabawa village, Karangreja ward, and others,” Purbalingga BPBD chief Priyo Satmoko said on Tueday.

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Saturday, February 15, 2014

Mount Kelud eruption: Why it makes Indonesia the hottest spot on the Ring of Fire?

The overnight eruption of Java island's Mount Kelud has triggered the evacuation of 100,000 people, but just what causes such volatile activity?
Indonesia has approximately 130 active volcanoes. Due to its population density and the fertile soils that volcanic slopes provide, hundreds of thousands of Indonesians live close to active volcanos. They have learnt to live with the rumblings and frequently ignore orders to leave.
The huge archipelago sits between the most active seismic region in the world, the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur, and the Alpide Belt.
The United States Geological Survey has described the region as among the most seismically active zones in the world. The Ring of Fire, or the circum-Pacific belt, is the world’s greatest earthquake belt, according to Live Science, because of fault lines running from Chile to Japan and Southeast Asia.
These fault lines are breaks in the plates of the Earth’s crust and are where earthquakes are likely to occur.
The Pacific Ring of Fire is also home to 453 volcanoes and more than half of the world’s active and dormant volcanoes are found here.
Indonesia is located between the Pacific, Eurasian, and Australian tectonic plates. When one of the plates moves, it causes earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and even tsunamis in Indonesia and the surrounding areas.
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Indonesian Volcano Causes Chaos, 3 Deaths

February 14, 2014

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has declared a state of emergency on the main island of Java because of a major volcanic eruption.

Mount Kelud erupted late Thursday, sending a cloud of ash 30 kilometers into the sky.

The eruption killed three people and forced 100,000 to evacuate their homes.

The volcano has coated towns as far as 500 kilometers away with ash and rocks. Schools and businesses were closed and flights grounded at seven airports.

Hadi Rudyatmo, mayor of Surakarta in Central Java, tells VOA that his city was paralyzed Friday with all stores and schools shut down.

Scientists think the worst of the eruptions are over.

Indonesia has around 130 active volcanoes.

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Mass evacuation in Indonesia as Java volcano erupts

Three people have been killed after their home collapsed from the weight of volcanic ash, as Alice Budisatrijo reports

Tens of thousands of Indonesians have fled their homes after a volcano erupted in east Java.

Mount Kelud spewed ash and debris over a large area, including the city of Surabaya, about 130km (80 miles) away.
Officials said three people died after their houses collapsed under the weight of ash.
Airports in Surabaya, Yogyakarta and Solo shut down because of low visibility. There are also fears that debris could damage aircraft engines.
Yogyakarta airport manager Andi Wirson said the runway was covered in a 5cm-thick layer of ash.

A man wears a mask as he rides a rickshaw on a road covered with ash from Mount Kelud, in Yogyakarta, 14 February 2014

Residents wore masks to protect themselves from the dust and ash in the air

A woman gestures during the evacuation in Malang, East Java province, Indonesia, on 14 February 2014

Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate their homes and seek temporary shelter

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Volcano Eruption - Indonesia, Lesser Sunda Island, [Mount Rokatenda (Paluweh)] : A volcano erupted in central Indonesia on Saturday, spewing hot ash and rocks high into the air and killing five people

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Volcano Eruption in Indonesia on Saturday, 10 August, 2013 at 11:00 (11:00 AM) UTC.

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A volcano erupted in central Indonesia on Saturday, spewing hot ash and rocks high into the air and killing five people, an official said. Mount Rokatenda, on the tiny island of Palue, sent fast-moving red-hot ash onto a nearby beach, leaving three adults and two children dead, said vulcanology centre head Surono. Rokatenda has been on high alert since October, with authorities banning people from any activities within three kilometres (1.9 miles) from the crater on the island of around 7,000 inhabitants. Surono, speaking from Bandung city on Java island, said his staff at the scene had reported the five people had been killed within the exclusion zone. It was not clear what the victims had been doing in the restricted area when it erupted, he said. "We have found the bodies of the adults, but we are still looking for the children, and it is difficult because the area is still very hot," Surono, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, told AFP. The volcano began erupting at 04:27 am (2027 GMT Friday) and it continued for nearly four hours, said Surono. He said volcanic ash travelled as far as 2,000 metres (6,560 feet) from the crater. The Indonesian archipelago has dozens of active volcanoes and straddles major tectonic fault lines known as the "Ring of Fire" between the Pacific and Indian oceans. The country's most active volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, killed more than 350 people in a series of violent eruptions in 2010.

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Volcano Eruption in Indonesia on Saturday, 10 August, 2013 at 11:00 (11:00 AM) UTC.

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Updated:	Saturday, 10 August, 2013 at 17:58 UTC
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Gushing hot lava from an erupting volcano killed six people sleeping in a beach village on an eastern Indonesian island on Saturday, after ash and smoke shot up to 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) into the air, officials said. Mount Rokatenda in East Nusa Tenggara province erupted early Saturday morning, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency. Nearly 3,000 people were evacuated from the area on Palue island, located north of Flores island. The volcano has been rumbling since last October. The victims included three adults and two children, said agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, adding that the age of the sixth person killed was unclear. He said that the adults' bodies were recovered from Ponge beach in Rokirole village, but that the children's were not. Video footage on Indonesia's TVOne showed giant plumes of white and gray smoke and ash belching from the volcano into a sunny blue sky. Prior to Saturday's eruption, many residents had already been moved to safer areas. Mount Rokatenda is one of about 129 active volcanoes in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands that's home to some 240 million people. The country is prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity because it sits along the Pacific "Ring of Fire," a horseshoe-shaped series of fault lines.

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Volcano eruption kills beach villagers in Indonesia

Mount Rokatenda volcano spews a huge column of hot ash during an eruption Aug. 10, 2013, in this picture taken with a cameraphone from the Maurole district of East Nusa Tenggara province. / AFP/Getty Images

Updated at 2:14 p.m. ET

MAUMERE, Indonesia Hot lava from an erupting volcano killed six people sleeping in a beach village on a small island in eastern Indonesia on Saturday, after ash and smoke from the volcano shot about a mile into the air, officials said.

Mount Rokatenda in East Nusa Tenggara province erupted early Saturday morning, and nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated from the area on Palue island, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency. The volcano has been rumbling since last October.

The victims who died included three adults and two children, said agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, adding that the age of the sixth person killed was unclear. He said that the adults' bodies were recovered from Ponge beach in Rokirole village, but that the children's remains had not been found.

Video footage on Indonesia's TVOne showed giant plumes of white and gray smoke and ash belching from the volcano into a sunny blue sky. Prior to Saturday's eruption, many residents had already been moved to safer areas.

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