Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano erupts


Lava flows from the crater of Mount Merapi, Indonesia’s most active volcano, on May 20, 2022. – AFP pic, January 9, 2023.

INDONESIAN National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) yesterday evacuated 164 climbers from the erupting Mount Merapi volcano area in Padang city, the capital of West Sumatra province.

City chief Abdul Malik said the climbers were ascending Merapi and the mountain began spewing ashes on Saturday, Vietnam news agency (VNA) reported.

He said the climbers were discovered during a search and rescue operation conducted by Basarnas with the help of other agencies and locals.

Mount Merapi began spewing ash at about 6.11am on Saturday. By yesterday afternoon, a total of 22 eruptions had been recorded and the danger in the volcano area was raised to Level II – a warning level, it reported.

West Sumatra authorities have issued a ban on climbing activities in the Merapi volcano area until the situation returns to normal. – Bernama, January 9, 2023.


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