Sunday, June 18, 2006
Erupting volcano traps two
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(TheAge.com.au) from Indonesia.
Members of a rescue team walk through an area of cooled lava at a tourist spot near Mount Merapi volcano, seen erupting in the background.
Rescuers dug through volcanic rock and sand today hoping to reach two people trapped in an emergency bunker after Indonesia's Mount Merapi spewed out clouds of ash and debris.
"We don't know if they're alive, we have to dig," said Suryadi, a local official.
The pair ran into the emergency shelter when Merapi emitted a burning cloud that reached seven kilometres down its south-eastern slopes yesterday, sparking panic among residents in the nearest village of Kepuharjo.
"We have so far dug one-meter deep. It's very difficult because the bunker was covered with rocks and sand," Suryadi, a...
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Spiral Crop CirclePosted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(TheAge.com.au) from Indonesia.
Members of a rescue team walk through an area of cooled lava at a tourist spot near Mount Merapi volcano, seen erupting in the background.
Rescuers dug through volcanic rock and sand today hoping to reach two people trapped in an emergency bunker after Indonesia's Mount Merapi spewed out clouds of ash and debris.
"We don't know if they're alive, we have to dig," said Suryadi, a local official.
The pair ran into the emergency shelter when Merapi emitted a burning cloud that reached seven kilometres down its south-eastern slopes yesterday, sparking panic among residents in the nearest village of Kepuharjo.
"We have so far dug one-meter deep. It's very difficult because the bunker was covered with rocks and sand," Suryadi, a...
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