Lava erupted from Indonesia' Mount Merapi on February 7 (Photo: AFP/VNA)Jakarta (VNA) – Mount Merapi inYogyakarta, Indonesia released a hot cloud of avalanches on March 28, with asliding distance of up to 1,250 m toward Gendol river, according to the Centerfor Research and Development of Geological Disaster Technology of Indonesia(BPPTKG).
From midnight to 6 am local time, theBPPTKG recorded some minor earthquakes. During the period, the crater smoke wasobserved to be white with moderate intensity and 25 m high above the crater of thevolcano.
Until now the BPPTKG has maintained thestatus of Mount Merapi at Level II and called on people to stay vigilant.
The agency has urged residents to not carryout activities within a 3-km radius from the summit of Mount Merapi andtemporarily recommended against conducting climbing activities, except for thepurposes of investigation and research related to disaster mitigation.
The community was also urged to avoid beingprovoked by issues pertaining to the eruption of Mount Merapi from unclearsources. –VNA
From midnight to 6 am local time, theBPPTKG recorded some minor earthquakes. During the period, the crater smoke wasobserved to be white with moderate intensity and 25 m high above the crater of thevolcano.
Until now the BPPTKG has maintained thestatus of Mount Merapi at Level II and called on people to stay vigilant.
The agency has urged residents to not carryout activities within a 3-km radius from the summit of Mount Merapi andtemporarily recommended against conducting climbing activities, except for thepurposes of investigation and research related to disaster mitigation.
The community was also urged to avoid beingprovoked by issues pertaining to the eruption of Mount Merapi from unclearsources. –VNA
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