Indonesia Volcano Alert
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Indonesian volcano, quiet for 400 years, erupts
A volcano in western Indonesia spewed hot lava and sand high into the sky early on Sunday in its first eruption in 400 years.Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province sent sand and ash up to 1.5 kilometres high but lava only moved near the crater. Up to 10,000 people have been evacuated from the volcano's slopes since last Friday, when the first sig...
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Indonesia issues red alert as volcano erupts
Indonesia issued a red alert after the Sinabung volcano on the island of Sumatra erupted, spewing smoke and ash 1,500 metres into the air and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people. "Initially we thought the ash and smoke were triggered by rain but now we know the driving pressure was from magma," Surono, head of the ...
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Indonesian volcano, quiet for 400 years, erupts
A volcano in western Indonesia spewed hot lava and sand high into the sky early on Sunday in its first eruption in 400 years.Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province sent sand and ash up to 1.5 kilometres high but lava only moved near the crater. Up to 10,000 people have been evacuated from the volcano's slopes since last Friday, when the first sig...
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Indonesia issues red alert as volcano erupts
Indonesia issued a red alert after the Sinabung volcano on the island of Sumatra erupted, spewing smoke and ash 1,500 metres into the air and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people. "Initially we thought the ash and smoke were triggered by rain but now we know the driving pressure was from magma," Surono, head of the ...
