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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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Indonesian rescuers race to find 12 missing after Marapi eruption
He said the 12 hikers remained missing as of Tuesday morning and six dead bodies were still to be evacuated,…
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Hikers evacuated as Indonesia’s Marapi volcano spews ash tower
PADANG: A volcano in western Indonesia erupted on Sunday (Dec 3), belching a column of ash around 3km into the…
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Thousands evacuated as Iceland braces for volcanic eruption
COPENHAGEN: Some 900 earthquakes hit southern Iceland on Monday (Nov 13), authorities said, adding to tens of thousands of tremors…
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New island emerges after undersea volcano erupts off Japan, but experts say it may not last long
TOKYO: An undersea volcano erupted off Japan three weeks ago, providing a rare view of the birth of a tiny…
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New island emerges after undersea volcano erupts off Japan, but experts say it may not last long
TOKYO: An undersea volcano erupted off Japan three weeks ago, providing a rare view of the birth of a tiny…
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Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano erupts twice, spewing big ash cloud
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano erupted twice in just over one hour on Friday (Jun 9), spewing volcanic ash as…
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