http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-259993331 February 2014Indonesia volcano Sinabung in deadly eruption
A volcano has erupted on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, engulfing villages in hot ash and killing 14 people.
Mount Sinabung spewed ash and hot rocks 2km (1.5 miles) into the air in a series of eruptions during the morning.
Emergency official Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said three schoolchildren and a teacher were among the dead.
Thousands were evacuated in September when Sinabung erupted after being dormant for three years. Many were allowed back to their homes on Friday.
Officials fear there may have been more casualties, but they cannot get closer because of the heat from the eruption.
Pictures taken at the scene showed rescue workers recovering bodies that were buried in ash.
Saturday's eruption was the worst since Sinabung came back to life in 2010, after 400 years dormancy
Experts say the mountain is more difficult to predict than other more closely studied mountains
When the volcano erupted in 2010, at least two people were killed and 30,000 others were displaced.
Before 2010, Sinabung had not erupted in 400 years.
It is one of about 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia.
Experts say Sinabung has been studied less than more active volcanoes, making it more difficult to predict.
For the past five months, Indonesians have become accustomed to eruptions from Sinabung
The volcano has covered villages nearby in ash and debris
--
--
Check out http://groups.yahoo.com/group/californiadisasters/
Read my blog at http://eclecticarcania.blogspot.com/
My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/derkimster
Linkedin profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kim-noyes/9/3a1/2b8
Follow me on Twitter @DisasterKim
__._,_.___
Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required)
Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured
Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe
__,_._,___
No comments:
Post a Comment