Friday, June 02, 2006

Indonesian Volcano Spews Lava, Ash

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(Associated Press) from Indonesia.

MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia -- Mount Merapi spit out lava and a spectacular series of hot clouds Tuesday, as Indonesian government observers warned that the volcano remained a danger to villagers living on its slopes.

One of the eruptions sent debris falling two miles down the mountain, said Safari Dwiyono, a vulcanologist at a monitoring post in the densely populated province of Central Java.

Lava flows on the slopes of Mount Merapi as seen from Purwobinangun, near Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 23, 2006. The rumbling volcano remained a danger to villagers living on its slopes despite an easing of volcanic activity at the mountain, government observers said. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) Thousands of people from villages farther down the 9,800-foot volcano,...
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