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Central Philippines Kanlaon volcano erupts; evacuations underway
Mount Kanlaon is one of two dozen active volcanoes in the Philippines, which is located on the Pacific “Ring of…
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Indonesia volcano erupts again a day after killing nine
Authorities on Monday raised the volcano’s alert level to the highest of a four-tiered system, telling locals and tourists not…
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Volcano erupts in Iceland, sixth since December
REYKJAVIK:Â A new volcano erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland late on Thursday (Aug 22), spewing hot lava into…
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Volcano eruption dashes Iceland families’ Christmas hopes
REYKJAVIK: Families from the Icelandic town of Grindavik won’t be going home for Christmas this year even after the tremors…
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Visiting volcanoes big business in Indonesia but safety in spotlight after several eruptions including Marapi
But predicting a volcanic eruption is not an exact science, as Mount Marapi has made painfully clear. The major eruption…
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Indonesia ends search after volcano eruption kills 23
“All victims have been found, the last victim was found dead. Therefore, based on an evaluation, the search and rescue…
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Last missing hiker on Indonesia’s Marapi volcano found dead, bringing toll to 23
Marapi, which means “Mountain of Fire”, was still billowing a column of smoke into the sky on Wednesday morning before…
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Indonesia rescuers evacuate all climbers from Marapi volcano after eruption killed 23
On Wednesday, a funeral was held for 20-year-old climber Yasirli Amri in the village of Turawan in West Sumatra’s Tanah…
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Indonesia volcano search effort focuses on last missing hiker
“23 people are suspected to have died. We all prayed they all could be rescued but there was nothing we…
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Death toll from Indonesia’s Marapi eruption rises to 13 as search for 10 missing hikers continues
Ahmad Rifandi, head of Marapi’s monitoring post, told AFP on Tuesday it had observed five eruptions from midnight to 8am…
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