Monday, July 31, 2006
Alert over volcano in Indonesia
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(Reuters).
JAKARTA: Flows of lava accompanied by showers of molten rock shooting into the sky have forced villagers living close to a volcano in eastern Indonesia to shelter in schools and churches, officials said yesterday. Dali Ahmed, an Indonesian vulcanologist, said there did not appear to be a danger of a major eruption by Mount Karangetan at the moment but the lava continued to threaten nearby villages. There have been no reports of casualties so far from the volcano on Siau island, which lies north of Manado on Sulawesi island, 2,200km northeast of the capital Jakarta.
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Bird of ParadisePosted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Smurfette
(Reuters).
JAKARTA: Flows of lava accompanied by showers of molten rock shooting into the sky have forced villagers living close to a volcano in eastern Indonesia to shelter in schools and churches, officials said yesterday. Dali Ahmed, an Indonesian vulcanologist, said there did not appear to be a danger of a major eruption by Mount Karangetan at the moment but the lava continued to threaten nearby villages. There have been no reports of casualties so far from the volcano on Siau island, which lies north of Manado on Sulawesi island, 2,200km northeast of the capital Jakarta.
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