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Indonesia: Double Eruption at Lokon Volcano

07/18/2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

“An Indonesian volcano erupted twice on Monday following its biggest eruption in weeks over the weekend, a government volcanologist said, forcing people to remain in safety shelters.

‘The two eruptions happened within ten minutes which sent a column of ash and smoke up to 600 meters into the air,’ government vulcanologist Freddy Korompis said from a monitoring post.

The 1,580-meter-tall Mount Lokon experienced its biggest eruption on Sunday with huge clouds of ash propelled 3,500 meters into the sky.

More than 5,200 people have been evacuated to temporary shelters since the volcano erupted on Thursday and its alert status was placed on the highest level.

It last erupted in 1991, killing a Swiss tourist.” Read more.

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