Jakarta, May 8 (IANS) Three people were killed after Mount Dukono erupted in Indonesia’s North Maluku province, local police said on Friday.Search and rescue authorities earlier said that rescuers were working to evacuate about 20 hikers trapped by the eruption.Mount Dukono erupted at around 7:40 am local time on Friday, sending a column of volcanic ash up to about 10 km into the sky, Xinhua news agency reported.Local rescue authorities warned residents not to carry out activities within a 4-km …
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Jakarta, April 6 (IANS) Indonesia’s Mount Semeru in East Java province erupted several times on Monday morning, sending thick ash up to 1,100 meters above its summit, according to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation. An official at the Semeru monitoring post reported that the ash columns, ranging from white to grey, moved southward with moderate intensity, reports Xinhua news agency.By press time, the volcano had recorded at least seven eruptions since midnight. The activ…
Jakarta, Jan 1 (IANS) In the wake of floods and landslides in Aceh, West Sumatra and North Sumatra that have claimed more than 1,100 lives and left many residents without homes, food or a sense of security, a broad network of assistance has taken shape, stretching from small community kitchens to large-scale volunteer initiatives across the country. Britania Sari, one of the initiators of the relief efforts, has just returned to her home in Bogor, West Java, after overseeing the dispatch of six …